if you give kids zero restrictions they’ll become the nicest fucking kids ever who never do drugs or get into trouble i know because my parents let me do nothing but eat chicken nuggets all day and read hentai until 4am and i am a straight A student
Seriously though this seems to be the case with a ton of people I know, if you don’t restrict them all the time they actually do better and are mentally healthier
WHY DON’T PARENTS UNDERSTAND THIS?!?
Literally the only hard restriction my parents ever gave me was a very terrifying “Treat our books well or on your own head be it” and I go to bed by two and eat and do homework and have no interest in drugs or alcohol.