Kids need Parents, NOT friends
I must warn you, if you are reading this, prepare for a rant because that is exactly what I am about to do and I think there may be many people who will agree and probably several that won't. Let me get straight to the point of what is bothering me: Parents who refuse to parent their children! I was raised in an environment where it was "My house, my rules. You live in my house, you obey my rules!" My mother never tried to be my friend, though she did make time for things like shopping with us girls, fishing, and just talking, there was never any doubt who the authority in our house was. Yes, as kids my sister, brother, and I pushed our boundaries, just like every kid does but at the end of the day, Mom was in charge. In my home now with three boys, one of whom is a teenager, my husband and I are in charge. We give privileges and we take them away if necessary, we know our children's passwords for all social media they belong to, their emails, and we don't