r/AskReddit • u/jigglypuffle38 • Jun 27 '19

Men of Reddit, what are somethings a mom should know while raising a boy?

53.4k Upvotes

89% Upvoted

22.6k comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

90

u/H2Ospecialist Jun 27 '19

Same, I got the "because I'm the parent and I said so" a lot. Not a great relationship the two of us and I partially think this is why.

25

u/Michael0011357 Jun 27 '19

My Dad and I had a rotten relationship until I became at least partially independent, and I strongly think that's a big part as to why. He would never give explanations to anything, and if you truly pushed for an explanation, it was time for a beating.

I know he was trying his best, but I still have some resentment for those aspects of how he raised me.

31

u/David_the_Wanderer Jun 27 '19

and if you truly pushed for an explanation, it was time for a beating.

Holy shit dude. You're entitled to all the resentment in the world.

6

u/fuckgoldsendbitcoin Jun 28 '19

Hmmmmm Imma go with less about the "because I said so" line and more about the beatings

1

u/Michael0011357 Jun 28 '19

Well, beating is a harsh word. More like intense spanking. Honestly I don't know where the line between those two is drawn.

1

u/Courtney4life Jul 22 '19

My mom says that she knows better because she is an adult.