I Have a Question --
By celticeagle
@celticeagle (187080)
Boise, Idaho
March 7, 2026 3:18pm CST
I remember how my mother was when I was young. Very overprotective and domineering. I hated it. I wondered what type of parent I would be. Not extreme, that's for sure. I knew my mother loved me and that is always important.
I pushed my daughter to not be shy. I was so pitifully shy, and I didn't want her to be. Yet I feel that I let her make her own mistakes and wasn't overprotective. I think that is important so that a child is not dependent and are able to become self-reliant.
What type of parent would you want to be? What type were you?
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@DaddyEvil (170548)
• United States
8 Mar
I was forced to be a hovering parent. Any time I tried to give Pretty choices on things or what to do, her mom took me to court again and again and again. *sigh* The judge finally made her mom stop when Pretty was a teenager but she was already set in her ways by that time.
I'm glad she's as independent as she is but wish she wasn't as shy as she is, too.
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@celticeagle (187080)
• Boise, Idaho
9 Mar
Independence is a good quality I think. I pushed for my daughter not to be shy. I knew how it affected me.
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@DaddyEvil (170548)
• United States
10 Mar
@celticeagle Pretty still won't talk on the phone unless it's an emergency.
@LindaOHio (217286)
• United States
8 Mar
I wouldn't have made a good parent. One of the reasons I chose not to have children. I probably would have been very strict.
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@celticeagle (187080)
• Boise, Idaho
9 Mar
I only had one and am happy about that.
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@toniganzon (75495)
• Philippines
8 Mar
My mother was quite strict and was someone you could never talk to like a friend. I wanted my son to be able to talk to me and open up to me when things are bad. So I played with him, talked to him about the things he enjoy and I love that we share those things that I was never able to do with my mom.
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@celticeagle (187080)
• Boise, Idaho
9 Mar
I think that is the way parents should be. Open and honest.
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@wolfgirl569 (131753)
• Marion, Ohio
7 Mar
I tried to teach mine to be independent.
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@celticeagle (187080)
• Boise, Idaho
9 Mar
No, it isn't. Self-reliant is important I think.
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@RasmaSandra (95745)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
7 Mar
Never was a parent; just had stepchildren, but they did not live with us.
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