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You Can’t Fault Them For Your Hypocrisy

Nov 14, 2023

03:26

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The podcast discusses the author's childhood experiences of unfair and contradictory punishments and the importance of consistent and just authority in parenting.

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Children are often held to different standards than adults, enforcing unfair and contradictory rules.

Parents must reflect on their behavior and strive to set consistent and fair expectations for their children.

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Holding Kids to Different Standards

In this podcast episode, the author discusses the common practice of holding children to different standards than adults. He shares the story of Rinker Buck, who vividly remembers his father coming home each day and dreading punishment for using foul language in front of his mother. The author highlights the hypocrisy of expecting children to adhere to rules and standards that adults themselves do not follow, deeming it unjust and unfair. He argues that it is essential for parents to set consistent and fair expectations for their children.

The Hypocrisy of Faulting Children and the Importance of Consistent Authority

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The author Rinker Buck (he has an amazing book called Life on the Mississippi where he travels the entire river in a homemade flat boat) remembers vividly what would happen when his father came home. We talked recently about what kind of feeling the sound of a parent at the door springs up for you. Well for him, it was partly fear–because he knew he was going to get punished, usually for unfair, contradictory reasons.

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