Whilst there has and will always be bad parents, society seems very keen to judge well-meaning and loving parents far too harshly.
Parenting isn’t easy. For all my dedication, there are times when I feel like I’ve got it wrong. I make mistakes and I reflect and try to improve. I’m not perfect and I’m never going to be, but it doesn’t stop me from trying my very best.
Yet the media keeps on reporting about mothers who don’t breastfeed, children who are overweight, parents who don’t discipline enough or who over-discipline or who choose childcare for their babies etc. It’s almost as if there is an unofficial game between some members of society to make themselves feel better about their own parenting performance by panning others.
One of the trends becoming more and more popular is for children to sue their parents. We are not talking about for child abuse or criminal activity, but rather for nothing more than being flawed parents. Take this example doing the rounds about children suing their mother over a birthday card:
They alleged Garrity failed to take Kathryn to a car show and threatened Steven II with phoning police if he did not buckle his seatbelt.
The children claim she ‘haggled’ over dress prices and called at midnight to tell Kathryn to come home from a party, reported the Chicago Tribune.
The birthday card in question was labelled ‘inappropriate’ by Steven II as it allegedly failed to include any money.
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