I have three girls. I saw girls in high school, small school girls who I thought were raised better, push limits with dress and behavior. I did not want my girls going down that road so we were known as pretty mean parents. It seems to have served them well in college and beyond. They still love us and come home as often as possible. But there was a time to buckle down and say hell no and thankfully my husband was a no nonsense dad and so was I. But my husband, thank the Lord.
Oh I don’t care if I was a mean mom, lol. I had/have zero tolerance for bs, and was always 2 steps ahead of whatever my girls thought they were gonna do. and “NO” was my favorite answer.
The funny thing is now i hear “me “ coming out of my oldests mouth! She doesn’t have kids , but she has a niece and has zero problem putting that teen in her place.