Originally Posted by
speedog
Kids mode this, kids mode that, nanny state but just in a different form. I get it, the world is a big fucking scary place but at what point do you stop being controllers and start being parents? My wife and I are a different phase of our life than most beyond members and all we've seen is that controlled kids end up being a lot more messed up as they grow up than kids that were parented. Guidance, not control, was always our mantra. Yeah, there are exceptions to the rule but I'd rather be seen still as a parent my kids can come to for guidance as opposed to a parent to avoid because control.