How honest should parents be?

[Losty]

I do not have kids, I am a gay male who has never had sex with a woman my entire thirty-six years on this planet, and I can state with certainty that I can certainly give any parent out there advice on how to raise a child.

Hell, I am not asking for you to follow my advice or even to recognize it.

All I ask is that it is possible for one who has never raised a child to be capable of giving advice on how to raise one.

It is possible.

If you think otherwise, you have lost your senses.

I never intend to have kids myself, or at least I don't think I do. I do however care about the world I live in, simply because I live in it and wish to have a better life. I don't think a more open society would be a bad thing and I think some traditional ways of doing things are outdated and simply bad. Make of that what you will.

The idea terrifies me. No. Noooo. Especially in America. Just no. I grew up in an abusive family. I am extremely over protective of my children. In a majority Christian nation with a shit ton of people spouting on about how the reason the world is worse off is because people don't spank their kids enough....I cringe at the thought. Now that I've typed this I feel like a may have misinterpreted your post entirely. I don't even now remember why I thought you meant society helping to raise kids. I haven't slept. Anywho, I don't think you're entirely off, as per usual you give advice in a way that's very insulting. It's frustrating. A thing I've learned since having my own children, being a parent is a lot harder in reality than in theory. You can't protect your kids from everything. It scary. I think there's no one right way to raise a child. But good intentions really are important. Everyone will make mistakes as a parent, and loving your. Kids is extremely important. Feelings are extremely important. It's not going to be good enough on its own but it is important.