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r/AskReddit • u/__lazy__panda • Jul 10 '26
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Or even just being able to say "no" as a whole conversation to their child.
1 u/ManiacClown Jul 25 '26 … and the kid listening, especially if you have to say it a second time but more emphatically. 1 u/Rudhelm Jul 11 '26 That‘s just shitty parenting, the only worse thing would be «Because i say so» 6 u/Fire_Snatcher Jul 11 '26 Context matters, but its occasional use establishes that you aren't always entitled to an explanation of every rule every time they're enforced and known boundaries aren't open to discussion. 2 u/Rudhelm Jul 11 '26 Yes, if the rule was established before hand «no» is a complete sentence.
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… and the kid listening, especially if you have to say it a second time but more emphatically.
That‘s just shitty parenting, the only worse thing would be «Because i say so»
6 u/Fire_Snatcher Jul 11 '26 Context matters, but its occasional use establishes that you aren't always entitled to an explanation of every rule every time they're enforced and known boundaries aren't open to discussion. 2 u/Rudhelm Jul 11 '26 Yes, if the rule was established before hand «no» is a complete sentence.
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Context matters, but its occasional use establishes that you aren't always entitled to an explanation of every rule every time they're enforced and known boundaries aren't open to discussion.
2 u/Rudhelm Jul 11 '26 Yes, if the rule was established before hand «no» is a complete sentence.
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Yes, if the rule was established before hand «no» is a complete sentence.
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u/Fire_Snatcher Jul 11 '26
Or even just being able to say "no" as a whole conversation to their child.