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I would probably tell them to not forget how it feels to be a teenager once they become parents.
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Mom: Don't worry so much. Just because you were hurt by your mother doesn't mean you won't be an incredible mother someday. You create your own happiness: you don't need someone to create it for you.
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Mom: Don't worry so much. Just because you were hurt by your mother doesn't mean you won't be an incredible mother someday. You create your own happiness: you don't need someone to create it for you.
Dad: Be kind to your teachers. One day you'll work even harder than they do, trying to achieve similar goals. And don't worry about your back. You will get the chance to show those around you the power of disciplined exercise. You'll be a great example for health and fitness then.
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You're both gay! Don't get married! Find someone you really love and go have a happy life!
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You're both gay! Don't get married! Find someone you really love and go have a happy life!
(Sacrificing my own existence, but they'll both be happier.)
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My parents were past their teenage years at the time of my contraception so I'd try not to interfere like Back to the Future
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Don't be so afraid of what your children are capable of achieving and experiencing. Let them be free.
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Don't have your future children afraid to come out if they're gay. Accept them and love them regardless.
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Dad: don't drop out of high school. Go to university. You have so much potential and if you don't utilize the brains you have, your life is going to be so much harder.
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Dad: don't drop out of high school. Go to university. You have so much potential and if you don't utilize the brains you have, your life is going to be so much harder.
Mom: have a beer. Smoke a joint. Learn to chill out. You'll have a way easier time understanding your children one day.
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My parents are two very different people, haha. I imagine I'd tell my mom to take care of herself and become stronger by the things that happen to her, rather than hurt or saddened. I'd ask her to do the things she really wanted to do and honestly follow her dreams - no shortcuts, no turning back. But fervently following her dreams so that even if she fails, she would have known she tried rather than always wondering 'what if.'
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My parents are two very different people, haha. I imagine I'd tell my mom to take care of herself and become stronger by the things that happen to her, rather than hurt or saddened. I'd ask her to do the things she really wanted to do and honestly follow her dreams - no shortcuts, no turning back. But fervently following her dreams so that even if she fails, she would have known she tried rather than always wondering 'what if.'
As for my dad, I'd ask him to work less and stop trying to fill the gaps in other people's lives and being their support - He should try living for himself so he doesn't regret it later. To be a kid rather than shouldering all the responsibilities of an adult too soon. Honesty, I'd want him to learn that responsibility isn't a burden he has to carry alone. Somehow.
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My parents divorced because they couldn't forgive each other for making mistakes or for not being who they hoped the other one would be, so I guess I'd ask them to start learning how to make other people feel loved instead of expecting other people to always make them happy. Imagine... if everybody decided to be on the giving side of love instead of the getting side...so many more happy people.
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Learn who you are; live life for yourself and no one else. Then raise your children with intention and don't be afraid to make mistakes.
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When you have a daughter, be stricter with her. She doesn't know what she's doing.
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I would tell them to avoid each other. And if this wasn't possible, that "staying together for the kids," is sometimes much worse.
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In a few short years, you will be parents...to me! I can imagine now how scary that would be. Know that you'll do the best you can and as much as you are capable...and that long stretch of time where we all couldn't find common ground, will become a solid bridge to our new lives in friendship, spirituality and solidarity. In fact, the older we get, the better our conversations become. I love you both and couldn't have picked a better pair of parents if I had the chance twice.
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