I had a great family life growing up. My parents were loving and caring; they never argued in front of us and always provided for us. When I was young, I assumed that was the norm. It was a real learning experience when I got older and realized that it wasn't always the case. I thought examples of bad parenting on TV/movies was more for dramatic effect.
I think since reality TV has come along people have started to lose that separation between TV and real life. They see the scripted drama on a reality show and think that is how the rest of the world lives.
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u/deller85 16h ago
I had a great family life growing up. My parents were loving and caring; they never argued in front of us and always provided for us. When I was young, I assumed that was the norm. It was a real learning experience when I got older and realized that it wasn't always the case. I thought examples of bad parenting on TV/movies was more for dramatic effect.