Is there something you want to avoid doing that your parents did?
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Dismissing or shaming interests. I try to keep an open mind and engage with interests even if I find them silly or don’t personally like it like religion.
Yes mental trauma and emotional damage
The anger issues and physical violence and emotional abuse
@courtney this is big for my husband he was always made fun of or ignored by his mom so he always tries to make what our oldest is talking about or interested in seem important
@Tessa I completely understand. I wasn’t even allowed to like school but expected to keep straight As. It messes with you and when you become an adult it’s still with you. Like I can’t sit down without feeling like someone is going to yell at me or buy myself something without hearing my mom tell me how stupid it is and I am.
I was taught not to have emotions through abusive tactics. I’m not, nor will I be continuing that chain.
Having emotions and feelings being a negative thing. Having a different opinion was not ok. Trying to quiet down my strong mindedness. And acting like nothing was wrong when there were clear issues happening. Im definitely making it a point in teaching my kids to handle their emotions in a healthy way. Talking about problems, disagreements and feelings. Im making sure they know having feelings is normal and completely ok. I respect their feelings and always will. They don’t need to think like me and we will always talk to get to a solution. Last Christmas my parents actually sat me down to apologize for how they handled a lot of emotional situations when I was younger. They wanted to sit down and talk about how they felt and asked me how I felt. So we came full circle and I am so grateful for that 
Can I hit the all of the above button?! 🤣🤣🤣
Meth. 😅🤣🤣🤣🤣
Making me feel like a burden or an annoyance.
@Andrea Some great character development on their part! Still waiting on that from mine 😂
@Lyss this is also on my husband’s list 🤣
@Tessa 🤣🤣 it’s easy to be better than your parents when the bar is set in hell 🤣🤣
Lying in order to get the truth.
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Cause body image issues. The way my weight was talked about by my mother is disturbing.
Um everything is different to how my parents "parented"
I’m not going to raise them in the church
Constantly pointing out physical flaws as if you aren’t already aware of them
Oooo man... I loved my childhood and wouldn't change a thing about it but there are a few things I don't want to do. I.e- instil unhealthy body image standards, yell the whole car ride home after losing a hockey game by pointing out things that you could do better, instil an overly competitive nature.... I would talk about sex, healthy eating habits, not comment on weight gain, be emotionally available...
Not providing their children with any kind of meaningful consistent guidance in relation to the opposite sex particularly as adolescents-teens and even as adults . I intend to be a bit more involved in my children’s lives in relation to who they’re dating etc not in an overbearing way but I’d certainly like to be in the know to a certain degree. In my dads eyes no one was ever good enough for me left up to him I would have lived and died a virgin 🫠lol jk and my mom well she just wasn’t the kind of person to really ask questions, get too deeply involved in the personal lives of others & idk I feel like I could have benefited from their wisdom / guidance on how to maneuver effectively in this particular area early on .
@Amanda I hear that though it was my dad talking about weight... And my mom constantly dieting. Even to this day... I'm like "girl, eat properly"
my parents did not prepare me for adulthood or living on my own hardly at all. i don’t want to do that to my kids
I will be talking about money with my kids, but in a more educational way. Want to instil the importance of saving and preparing for the future.
My parents never talked about money with us and I think they should have. It's important to know about before you have to deal with your own money.
Screaming at my kids
"Common sense". I will never get upset at my children for not knowing something that is "common sense". We're all living this life for the first time, no one is stupid or dumb for not knowing something that they were never taught.