I told a kid to stop messing with my food at Safeways. I was nice about it which is out of character and this kids mom started giving me the gears about talking to her kid. So I told her that she should pull her head out of her phone once and a while, stop calling her kid buddy and act like a parent.
My dad never yelled at me when I was acting up in public. He'd just firmly take my hand and take me out to the car, and let me have it there.
After a while it got to a point where he just had to give me a look and I'd settle down.
too many parents want to be their kids bestest friends and buddies that they forget to be parents and bring the hammer down when its needed.
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