09-10-2019, 01:02 PM
(09-10-2019, 10:17 AM)danbrotherston Wrote: Oh good, a discussion on parenting, that's going to go well.
Honestly, I'm so sick and tired of people beliving that empathy, compassion, and understanding are negative traits.
I don’t think anybody said any of that here. My understanding of the above comments about “jerk” parents is that they are talking about having the kids figure stuff out for themselves, including things like transportation, rather than treating teenagers like preschoolers. This isn’t always appreciated by the kid at that moment in time, but if it’s done properly, the kid will usually realize at some point that they have skills that their more coddled peers do not.
It is definitely possible for a parent to be a jerk in a negative way, but that’s completely different from self-identifying as a “jerk”. In particular, there is a big difference between jerk and “jerk”.