I’ve known several families where one parent had to be the disciplinarian because the other parent always gave in. One was in my own family.
Kids learn quickly to play one parent against the other in such situations.
“Kids learn quickly to play one parent against the other in such situations.”
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One sibling kept pushing buttons because she wanted my dad to crack down on her, which he never did. She regrets to this day her actions.
One sibling excelled at playing my dad for all it was worth. It damn near caused a divorce. To this day my dad doesn’t see any of the damage done by his inaction...
As for me, I caught the most flake. Never did understand it. Never seemed to be able to get his approval for much, if anything at all. Just learned to live with it.
My mom passed at only 49. How I miss her...