Hacker News: benjovihttps://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=benjoviHacker News RSShttps://hnrss.org/hnrss v2.1.1Wed, 15 Apr 2026 11:28:56 +0000<![CDATA[New comment by benjovi in "This is a teenager"]]>The latter, but parents that think that way would label their parenting style as the former at worst. Authoritative parents that traumatize their children with fear is pretty common in this world.

]]>Mon, 22 Apr 2024 18:16:29 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40117101benjovihttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40117101https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40117101<![CDATA[New comment by benjovi in "This is a teenager"]]>>generally parents care a lot about their children. That has been a universal experience. There are of course some rotten outliers, but those are the exceptions which prove the rule.

I have personally seen parents care *so much* for their children that they don't see their abusive behavior. The "most caring" parents can turn out to be absolute monsters to their children, and think they're doing the right thing.

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