Eh, I can't say as of yet. I don't have kids. We'll see what that challenge holds when I get to it.
Poll: Do you think you would be a better parent than your own parents?
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Probably not, but I'm very likely to raise my kids better than 90% of the people because...well... hardly anyone knows shit about children or how to raise them properly.
Lack of knowledge is to blame.
Lack of knowledge is to blame.
Well, I reckon you're doing it wrong if you aren't at least on-par with your own parents. At any rate, I would probably be an alright parent... If I end up becoming one I'll probably only have one. At least they won't have to worry about not having any LEGO...
I'm terrible with children, the younger the worse. I'm sure whatever my parents do, they do for my own good, even if I think it's bad. I'm in a slightly rebellious phase in life, so I can only hope that I'm a great parent and pay attention to what they did to make me happy.
Yes and no for me. If my dad hadn't pounded some knowledge and common sense into me, I should be homeless by now. But there are places in which I think I could do a better job.
I'm really not sure, I can see myself being a good dad and others have told me they think I will as well but my dad, while sometimes he loses himself and sys stupid things and causes pointless arguments has been a good parent too.
I guess I'll just have to see.
I guess I'll just have to see.
About as good as the olds I suppose. Just give your kids a ball and a muddy puddle and keep them within ear-shot.
It's hard to know just how I would react when my kids are acting unruly. Would I be a patient parent? Would I be too strict?
Apart of that aspect, I think I can be a better parent than my own parents. Don't get me wrong, my parents are fantastic, supportive and caring. Our domestic life was pretty damn boring though. Alienated extended family members and a lack of close friends in the area meant that both my parents were quite the homebodies. It was never exciting, just happy to live in the routine. I want to make it more fun for my kids.
Apart of that aspect, I think I can be a better parent than my own parents. Don't get me wrong, my parents are fantastic, supportive and caring. Our domestic life was pretty damn boring though. Alienated extended family members and a lack of close friends in the area meant that both my parents were quite the homebodies. It was never exciting, just happy to live in the routine. I want to make it more fun for my kids.
I got really lucky with my parents so i don't think I would be any better then my parents.
Then again I don't imagine I would do too bad a job but I really feel I couldn't be a single parent.
Then again I don't imagine I would do too bad a job but I really feel I couldn't be a single parent.
I'm going to go ahead and say yes, but then again, they're not that hard to beat.
Father was a wife beater, child abuser, racist, and neo Nazi, and my mother was a selfish ***** that'd run off to other countries for a vacation even though there was no money for food and bills, and she cared more for a man for herself than she cared for her kids (which is what led her to throwing my ass into an insanity ward [her boyfriend hated me and wanted me out of the picture]).
Capatcha: heart break
Not really. Just made my head hurt a lot.
Father was a wife beater, child abuser, racist, and neo Nazi, and my mother was a selfish ***** that'd run off to other countries for a vacation even though there was no money for food and bills, and she cared more for a man for herself than she cared for her kids (which is what led her to throwing my ass into an insanity ward [her boyfriend hated me and wanted me out of the picture]).
Capatcha: heart break
Not really. Just made my head hurt a lot.
Yes as for one thing, I will be speaking the same language as my child! Well ok I would consider sending my child to a Chinese speaking school first so he/ she doesn't bared the same fate as me (it depend who my wife is and if she want our child to be sent there in the first place).
Regardless of the language barrier I do intend to bound with my child better (talked about his/ her activity) and try to be there for him/ her like those sport days at school and etc.
Likewise I will discipline my child when it come to gaming (I'm not going to be one of those careless parent who buy 15 or 19 rated games for their underage childe) as I don't want him/ her to be an ass online!
Regardless of the language barrier I do intend to bound with my child better (talked about his/ her activity) and try to be there for him/ her like those sport days at school and etc.
Likewise I will discipline my child when it come to gaming (I'm not going to be one of those careless parent who buy 15 or 19 rated games for their underage childe) as I don't want him/ her to be an ass online!
Your door doesn't have a lock? What if you're...ahem...one-handed internet browsing?...Or like, with an actual other human.Lilani said:
I'm not planning on having kids, but I think I'd do better. My father was the better parent, but he lost custody when I was 7 and only had us on alternating weekends. My mother's a narcissistic workaholic who consistently put her social life above spending time with her kids. She even invited like four of her friends to what was supposed to be our family vacation twice. From about the ages of 8-14 my sister practically raised my brother and I. Back to school clothes? Sister took us. Ride to friend's house? Again, with my sister. Grocery shopping? Sister did it. My grandmother actually used to give my sister Mother's Day cards on the sly.
So not exactly a high bar to reach. I'm not bitter or anything though, not at all.
Lol, my door has a lock. I just feel it should only be necessary in cases where I don't want people coming in for such private events. While I have considered it, it seems unnecessarily drastic, and having my parents consciously respect my privacy is much more gratifying.Dags90 said:
And speaking of which, I guess this is a bit of an update on the situation--I did confront my mom about knocking then walking in the last time she did it, and now she knocks and waits for a response. Yay communication!
No.
The level of dedication they showed raising me was something I could never hope to match. And I turned out to be a hard working, confident individual as a result.
With that in mind, this is the reason I don't want kids. Because I always get it into my head that I have to match that dedication to be a good parent and that simply won't happen.
The level of dedication they showed raising me was something I could never hope to match. And I turned out to be a hard working, confident individual as a result.
With that in mind, this is the reason I don't want kids. Because I always get it into my head that I have to match that dedication to be a good parent and that simply won't happen.
Oh. My house is a bit different. We take the stupid approach. So I pretty much keep my door locked by default, because I hate having my door just opened without knocking. So it usually went *failed attempt to open door*, *knock*, *permission to enter*. Actually, now I've got everyone well trained to expect my door to be locked, and they just knock. It's only taken the better part of a decade.Lilani said:
My family never approaches boundary issues in any sane manner. My mother's solution to my brother eating food I had bought was to buy me a mini fridge.