Is it still possible for parents to be their kids best friends where the kids tell them what they’d tell their own friends of their own age? Or is the generation gap getting too hard to overcome?
Re: Parents as best friends?
Not when the kids are young. Kids will make mistakes, and when they are major ones, they need to be able to communicate with their parents. On the other hand, trying to be your child's friend leads to young girls dressing provocatively, or elementary school kids with cell phones, because parents can't say no.
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There's no way I could be as comfortable around my parents as I am around friends. And tbh I don't want to try and be the 'best friend' if I have kids either, it would get in the way of effective parenting.
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I think the difference lies tht wth patents u have to keep respect in ur mind :)
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My mom has always been my best friend, even when I was younger..lol, she knows about all the men I had a crush on, even more than my friends..
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And she is the one who worked on being my friend and a mother at the same time, she would always initiate conversation in a very friendly way and make jokes when I was in my early teenage years, smart woman!
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it really depends on the parent... and I do not agree that making bestfriends with ur children gets in the way of effective parenting... my mother made a lot of effort to make sure I was comfortable enough to share anything with her ...she did that by making sure no matter what I told her she would listen calmly and patiently...i will admit once or twice i have crossed the line in a big way and told her afterwards and the way she handled even that was amazing... she would be very patient with me but at the same time communicate that what I had done was not a good thing and it would be better for me if I didnt repeat whatever mistake i had made... even our family friends would agree my brothers and I were good kids despite the fact that our parents were and still are our best friends they were able to be both effective parents and good friends...
I admit seeing the efforts they made to play both roles i know its not an easy task and as such I havent seen it amongst a lot of parent-child relationships but it is definitely not impossible and the hardwork to play both roles pays well
ive never had the need to confide in anyone else because i have such wonderful confidantes in both my parents
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I suppose parents could be 'friends' but they certainly can't be your best friends. It's different with guys. I mean, you wouldn't exactly sneak around with your dad to watch your first porn movie or experiment with your first cigarette.
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true say!
I mean…tauba, tauba 
Re: Parents as best friends?
Parents can be friends but NOT best friends. They cannot be our partners in crime and we have to have someone with whom we can have all adventure. But children should be able to share almost everything comfortably with their parents.