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"It seems like we parents have lost control because there are so many outside influences."
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I personally banned 'attitude' shows. My pet hate here in Australia is Home & Away, and we also get the sassy teenage shows on cable. My daughter and I have had many a conversation about attitude and many of the 'attitude' shows. Where I fall over is all of her friends have this sassy attitude. Not that I've failed, she seems to have two personalities, one for home and one for her friends and you can see the stress when both her friends and I are in earshot. She doesn't know what to do or say!
It's a tough call though, her friends are her peers and this will be her world when she gets older. If I stiffle it too much then she won't fit in or cope. I just try to temper a bit of regard throughout our banter, what else can I do?
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What frustrates me most, is the fact that there are many parents that accept this behaviour, I'm banging my head against a brick wall because what the majority of you are saying is correct - parents are no longer parents and it really frustrates me because I am doing more than my best to try and fight this, how can one person win???