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Re:Schools opened, suicide attempts in girls skyrocketed by dragonwriter on Saturday July 24, 2021 @10:36PM (#27946214)
> > If you decide that your parenting style is “fuck off,” you can expect the same attitude from your kids towards you when you are older.

> This is the I better be my child's best friend or do what they want or they won't like me and will never talk to me again parenting style.

No, there's a great honking excluded middle there between the “fuck off” parenting style and the “I must be my kids best friend” style.

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Re:Schools opened, suicide attempts in girls skyrocketed by austincheney on Sunday July 25, 2021 @05:39AM (#27947937)
While that’s true the GP mentioned children breaking contact and never speaking to their parents again as though there is some permanent catastrophic trauma which is out of scope to the example expressed.
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