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I think moving out of home does a lot to change that second class citizen thing. My mother still believes that I cannot do anything properly myself, and that I have to be supervised. I'm 21. And I'm moving out on Monday thank heaven.
My parents had that "you must respect me" deal going on, but I believe respect breeds respect. If you don't respect your kids and their opinions, they're not going to respect you. And if you try drumming that "respect" into them it's not gonna work. It didn't with me. Perhaps I really was the kid from hell. Meh.
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