27. When Did Children Become the Parents? Reclaiming Our Authority

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When did children become the ones calling the shots? When did we, as parents, lose our power to command our homes?

I’ll tell you when. It was when we started prioritising the wants of our children over their actual needs. It happened when we became so obsessed with protecting their feelings that we forgot to protect our own.

Today’s children are extremely smart, and we have to acknowledge that, thanks to easy access to information at their fingertips, they know more than we sometimes realise.

Now, children are telling parents what they want, when they want it, and what their rights are. Parents where are we? Where am I? Who am I?

16/12/2025

Just seen a clip of my violent child, I am heartbroken.