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Originally Posted by ellebud
Dr Phil:
As a mom of a college kid I agree that there are some parents who aren't their kids best friends.
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Yes and being a best friend requires reciprocity. Many parents think they are their, now legal adult, children's best friends but I firmly believe that most offspring don't feel as though their parents are their best friends. They love their parents, many consider their parents their heros, and they like to talk to their parents about things but not because of the best friend dynamic. One reason being that the best friend dynamic is not a requirement for a loving and functional parent-child relationship.
This subtopic just stood out to me because you typed the original statement so definitively.
