galemalio:I’ve seen someone disagree with “And your kid is not your best friend.“ and there’s someth
galemalio: I’ve seen someone disagree with “And your kid is not your best friend.“ and there’s something that needs to be clarified here. If a parent unloads their emotional baggage to their child and expects that child to carry them like another adult, that’s where a line should be drawn. A child or a teenager would feel flattered and would try to do their best. But in the long run, it’s going to exhaust them when the parent should be the one taking care of them emotionally too (and not just physically). The parent would also develop a codependent relationship with their child, expecting them to drop everything to take care of their needs. When their kid, even upon growing, would need to be their own person someday. That parent needs to have an adult friend of their own. -- source link