[wombtotomb]

I vaguely remember an interview I heard him do when they first started this show about how he was proud of his kids and he and his wife didn't want to burden them with a bunch of rules, he let them have their own experiences and that was their parenting technique. I remember thinking to myself, what a cop out on that responsibility, and boy, one day they would be sorry, but by then it will be too late. I wish I could have been my kids best friends while they were growing up, but I had a job to do; a responsibility to them in their youth-to train them up the way they should go. I am so glad I did, cause now, I am friends with all my kids and my marriage is strong; but BOY did they hate me for years, and I am the proud recipient of the worst mother of the year award for 20 years straight LOL.

[runninglips]

Congratulations to you, what you have accomplished is equivalent to cold fusion outside of laboratory conditions. IOW VERY HARD, and most people don’t believe it. I am still “worst parent in the world” to my 3 youngest. They are quite grown up, but still want to be worshiped as nearly all children are in the narcissistic manner of American culture. They were raised by my wife, with my input on weekends. I was undercut at every corner, and am ashamed to say I played the “friend” to them for far too long. Buying them cars, getting them out of jams, and in general spoiling them rotten. The oldest 2 girls turned out completely different, as I treated them in a normal way, but far from the life of two divorced parents trying to “one up” for love.