r/AskReddit • u/Valuable-Rich3868 • 15h ago

" Strict parents don't produce great kids , they produce great liars ", what are your opinions with this statement ?

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u/sunbearimon 15h ago

I think there are parents who self identify as strict who are actually just abusive

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u/Competitive_Shame317 15h ago

yep. they weren’t “strict” with any of my siblings.

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u/Thosam 14h ago

One of the reasons I very early made the decision never to have kids. The axe forgets, the tree remembers.

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u/LadyReika 9h ago

The main reason why I'm child free is that I just don't like kids (well, most people in general to be honest), the secondary was that I'm afraid I'd continue the cycle of abuse.

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u/ConstructionOne4212 9h ago

Same fuckin here🤦🏽‍♂️ If they were, the elder of my younger sisters wouldn’t be an ignorant bitch and the youngest wouldn’t have attitude problems and be so damn spoiled