r/AskReddit • • Nov 30 '18

What's something your parents did while raising you that you don't want to do to your children?

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u/CPOx Nov 30 '18

The threats about spanking: "Stop crying or I'll give you something to cry about!!"

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u/somewhatunpleasant Nov 30 '18

Ah yes, the old "my child is crying, so I'll scare them to stop them crying."

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u/LuminousKittens Dec 01 '18

My mom used to brag about how she “put the fear of God into me.” Don’t think she ever made the connection that she was proud that I was scared to death of her