This is a post you should share with as many parents with youngsters as you can. You can be light-hearted about it, non-judgmental of course. Be sure to accuse yourself only, if you are a young parent with adolescent children. Matthew Archbold has a wonderful gift for sharing practical advice from his own experience. If you need to make adjustments, do so; and pass on the sage advice.
National Catholic Register: You just can’t trust children to tell you you’re being a bad parent.
Case in point: I knew I’d been fooled last week when the kids all started thanking me right after I paid the supermarket cashier. They’d waited until money exchanged hands and the deal was done. Then they all started jumping up and down excitedly, thanking me.
The six year old said effusively, “Dad, you’re a much better shopper than Mom.”
The cashier looked up at me. She knew I’d been had. She looked at all the stuff I’d bought and then at me. Read more here.
