Is it good or bad to have parents that are more like friends?

Question

I have a friend who is really close to his parents to even talk about s*x like it's nothing, like they're talking to a friend. His parents even let girls sleep over, in his room, and obviously his parents know he has s*x. They even buy him condoms and everything. They also let him have parties and let people drink. He is really close to his parents, and tells them everything. He has some of the coolest parents i've ever met. But overall is this good or bad thing?

Answer 1

we need rules so don`t do somtin bad they should be like that

Answer 2

its actually bad. s*x+ booze=unwanted baby and lots of grief and girls sleeping over in guys+guys room with guy in the room= s*x and maybe even unwanted baby! not a good thing

Answer 3

The parents need to set some boundaries. I'm sure they love him and they don't realize that what they are doing will end up hurting him in the long run.

Parents have an obligation to protect their kids. If they're not willing to do that, they need to let someone else take care of them.

The condom thing I do understand, as well as talking to him about s*x. Kids need to know about things like this. But the rest of it is irresponsible!

It's okay to be your childs friend, as long as you know where to draw the line. that's one of the things they apparently haven't learned.

The parents can go to jail for their stupidity.

Answer 4

My friends parent are like that too, and at first it was cool, until he got caught doing weed, given to him by his parents. And while in jail, his girlfriend had their kid. So yeah, it's cool until it gets out of control.

Answer 5

Parents should be parents!

They can make their own friends. I don't mean they shouldn't be a friend also, but parenting comes first.

The parents job is to instill in the child morals, principles, values, discipline, self control, educate them, self respect and respect of others (including girls).

This is NOT responsible parenting and the child will resent this "friendship" vs. a real parent, later in life when things don't go right in his life or he ends up in trouble or a ruined marriage. I feel sorry for him. Even though it may be fun now for him, but it will all back fire.

Answer 6

One answer... Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne's spoiled brat kids.

The parents tried too hard to be friends with their kids, and the kids wound up an embarrassing disrespectful mess. They are still trying to get themselves straight.

Kids need rules, guidance, and some kind of a moral compass. They need to be taught a variety of important traits to be able to navigate the world successfully... respect, ethics, responsibility and so forth.

Answer 7

i think when you're younger your parents shouldn't be your friend they should be your parents, but when you get older and move out and have your own life they can become more of friends. when i was younger my parents definatley were not my friends they disiplined me and wouldn't let me get away with anything, now that i'm older i have moved out have a job and support my self, i'm more friends with them now than i ever have been, and it works for us now, but whne i was a teenager it definately wouldn't have

Answer 8

i think its bad because its not cool not to care its fine if ur very close to ur parents and talk about anything but tha parents should care about their kids future. so yeah its not good and being close to them is good though but still!!!

Answer 9

The parties thing is bad. That is really bad. I mean the s*x thing isn't bad. it should be understood your kid is gonna have s*x. If they are responsible and actually watch over him and he isn't a bad kid really then its good. There are ups and downs to this question, but if they are responsible then its ok.