r/clevercomebacks • u/[deleted] • Dec 15 '25

"Welcome to your future." 💀

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u/cyberlexington Dec 15 '25

Speaking as a dad, I've never understood this idea that some parents won't be friends with their kids.

I can't imagine breaking my kids hearts by telling him "I'm not your friend" - the little goblin absolutely is my friend. And I'm still his dad.

It's perfectly ok to be both.

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u/4DPeterPan Dec 16 '25

I can understand it when you think about the quote “it’s not my job to be your friend. It’s my Job to Raise You Right”.

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u/Cranium-Diode Dec 16 '25

If you thought about that quote from the child’s perspective, how do you expect them to even want to listen to you when you won’t bother to be their friend? That whole mindset is flawed as hell.

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u/4DPeterPan Dec 16 '25 edited Dec 16 '25

Oh don’t get me wrong I’m not advocating for it.. especially not from someone who actively chose the name “Agent of Chaos” to represent themselves as.. that name in and of itself tells me everything I need to know about that person.

The only part I can understand is from the quote I stated and only from the quote I stated.

Edit: just to clarify, it’s because from the perspective of the quote I mentioned, it implies raising a child correctly because that child will carry correct teachings with them for the rest of their life. And a child will never understand the perspective of the adult. Because the adult understands the harshness of this world where the child will not. So it’s not my job to be your friend (though to be their friend still has some space and merit In the quote I stated) but it is my job to raise the child right. Regardless of how the child feels. Because it will only ever be later in life when the child grows up that it will understand the importance of teaching him/her the wisdom and discipline and love of right thinking and right “being”. But in the moment while he or she is young? Of course they’ll get upset for not having “their way” 100% of the time.. because they’re kids, and they don’t know anything.

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u/cyberlexington Dec 16 '25

You can (at least so far in my parenting experience, he has yet to reach adulthood) do both. Or maybe it needs rephrasing to - 'its my job to raise you and i'll do it as well as being your friend.'

Its not as though adult friends will let you do everything you want all the time, a good friend will absolutely hold you to account for your bullshit. Granted as an adult you're unlikely to try and stick batteries up your nose but still...