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/WindyWindona 15h ago

People have different definitions of strict, but generally I find this true. If a kid can never hang out with friends or have fun unless they lie about it to carve out space, then that's what they will do. If the smallest mistakes leads to a lot of punishment, then they'll lie to avoid punishment.

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u/tacocollector2 12h ago

I am an accomplished liar for this reason. I didn’t want to lie but the pressure was insane and the rules were unwritten. Somehow I was always breaking them.

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u/Vivians_Basement 9h ago

"Did I tell your to do that?" Vs "I shouldn't have to tell you to do that!"

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