A new trend is circulating on social media where adults ask their children to complete some of the toxic parenting phrases they remember from their own childhoods. Sayings such as “I’ll give you something to ... [cry about]”; “children are to be … [seen and not heard]”, and “I brought you into this world … [and I can take you out of it]” are reconfigured by a new generation of little kids who have been raised in more loving and respectful ways.
“I’ll give you something to …” one parent asks, as their child replies “help you with”. “Children are to be … children” and “I brought you into this world and … made you happy”. It’s powerfully moving, seeing how this generation of parents are trying their best to break the cycle of abuse that has frequently masqueraded as discipline over previous decades.
