{"id":5144,"date":"2022-10-19T20:53:04","date_gmt":"2022-10-19T20:53:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailydad.com\/?p=5144"},"modified":"2022-10-19T20:53:06","modified_gmt":"2022-10-19T20:53:06","slug":"never-blame-your-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailydad.com\/never-blame-your-kids\/","title":{"rendered":"Never Blame Your Kids"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In 2021, in the midst of a terrible storm that not only killed hundreds of Texans but left millions<\/em> without power, U.S. Senator Ted Cruz fled the state for the warmer weather of Mexico. It was, of course, a shameful abdication of leadership and responsibility that surprised absolutely no one who knows anything about Ted Cruz, especially members of his own party.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If that wasn\u2019t enough, Cruz would then break another cardinal rule of parenting: He threw his kids under the bus, trying to make the whole thing sound like it was his young daughters\u2019 idea (in fact, he and his wife had been planning it with neighbors on a text thread<\/a>). And he did this in the national media to try to protect himself from the heat he was (very rightfully) taking!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of course, what parent hasn\u2019t used their kid as an excuse before? Sorry we can\u2019t come next weekend, Suzy has a soccer game. I think it\u2019s time we head out, the kids are getting tired. Gotta go boss, I need to pick my son up.<\/em> If you don\u2019t use your kids as a way of getting out of things, you\u2019re doing parenting wrong. Besides, most of the time you\u2019re only doing it to get out of something you don\u2019t like in order to do more of something you love\u2014spending time with your family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But what is and remains permanently off limits is ever letting your kids take the fall for something you<\/em> did. Especially in public. You<\/em> are the adult. Your job is to protect your kids\u2026not use them as a shield. The weight you<\/em> gained is your<\/em> fault\u2026not from them. The reason you\u2019ve been snippy with your spouse is your<\/em> fault\u2026not the kids\u2019 fault. The reason you\u2019re late is because you<\/em> didn\u2019t get up early enough\u2026not that your daughter didn\u2019t want to eat her breakfast. If anything, you take the hit for<\/em> them, taking criticism or paying the bills for<\/em> the mistakes that they made.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Only a coward and an asshole would have it any other way.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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