Thursday, April 28, 2011

Would I be a good parent?

I think it is really difficult to answer the question. Right now, I know there are things that I think would make a good parent. To me, freedom is definitely a huge part. I think that there shouldn't be as many restrictions on what happens in a kid/teen's life. At the same time I realize that that is just me speaking as a teen. My parents are probably really good examples for how someone should parent their child. They aren't too strict or too relaxed about parenting. They are understanding and there is definitely some wiggle room. I think that there are things that I say right now that I would change about how they parent. I would parent differently. Later on in life if I do become a parent though, I know that that would definitely change. Of course, there are probably a lot of things that I could improve upon from how my parents do things, but the overall idea that they have seems pretty good, and I think that I would probably follow it. I wouldn't act at all like Troy does. I guess....I don't know..how I would be as a parent. I hope that I would be a good one though!

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  1. I agre with you because I always say to myself that I'm going to be a "cool" mom whenever I'm made at my parents. But I know that most likely I will be very similar to mine because that seems to always happen. I think for sure I will make sure I have really good communication with my kids. So if they are in trouble or just want to talk they know i'm there. I think thats where most parents go wrong. If you aren't able to talk to your parents about anything you are more likely to go behind their back and do stupid things.

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  2. Interesting discussions, ladies. I'm still trying to work out what kind of dad I am. My stance adjusts as I go along, because my kids get older and new parenting challenges present themselves. The real test is when they get to be teens...

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