Are You Unknowingly Turning Into the Parent You Promised You’d Never Be?
We promised ourselves that we would always explain our decisions to our kids, giving them a logical and reasonable answer.
But here we are, years later, and what escapes your lips when you’re too exhausted to explain why ice cream isn’t a suitable breakfast? Yup, you guessed it – “Because I said so.”
This sign is a classic one. It’s almost like a rite of passage into parenthood, as we find ourselves borrowing that phrase from our own parents’ playbook.
While it’s not harmful per se, it does indicate a shift towards their parenting style.