Regarding parents and kids...

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16. Never criticize other people's parenting

Unless it's a case of child abuse: in which case, you should report it to authorities. Otherwise, what people do with their children is their own business and not yours. Everyone has different values, and yours are not necessarily more right than theirs. I've known parents who I thought were doing things all wrong, whose kids turned out to be wonderful people. I've known parents I considered stellar, absolute paragons of virtue and wisdom, who ended up having big difficulties with their kids as they grew up. Don't judge, lest you be judged too. It's not up to you to say whether someone is being "emotionally indulgent." What the fuck is that, anyway?

I've been hearing these complaints about "bad parenting" for 40 years at least. Everyone thinks they know how other people should raise their children. It's frankly none of your business, whether you have children yourself or not.

And just remember, you were once a child, too. And you had parents.