(October 8, 2015 at 10:07 pm)Evie Wrote: Sometimes I think the strictness encourages rebellion. Give your kids freedom but watch they don't let themselves be put into a vulnerable position either. That's what I think. How to get that balance right I can't say because I'm not a parent. But that's what I would want for my children if I had any.
As for 1988... I was born that year :|
Well, strictness is one thing, but repressiveness or callousness is something else.
I have long been of the opinion that being overly repressive can lead to rebellion.
I had low self-esteem and there were issues in our extended family that I perceived and resented
but was too young to articulate,
and the reply to my frustration was just more repression.
It didn't pan out as my parents planned.
