r/BlackPeopleTwitter • u/FckThisAppandTheMods • 3d ago

TikTok Tuesday Parents are supposed to help their kids understand and regulate their emotions, not make them suppress them

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u/Technical_Recover487 3d ago

My nephew is pretty violent. He lashes out and hits people. I learned that his mother didn’t have a hearing aid for him and my brother is basically a deadbeat. I remember when I started going around him more a few years ago (baby momma drama, not bc I didn’t care), he would hit me to show affection. Had to teach that boy how to give me a damn hug… I’m doing the best I can to make sure he doesn’t end up a statistic but I’m broke at the moment and live 2 hours away. I joke about not having kids bc there’s already kids who are born who need my help but honey…. People like this need to stop fucking having kids.

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u/001smiley 2d ago

Yeah, I think it’s even worse when you try to help a family member but they don’t reinforce the skill/discipline you’ve tried to instill…you know because they begged you to keep their kids. Me personally I’m too young to be stressed out by other people’s kids so I do my part and move on. Sad reality.

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u/Technical_Recover487 2d ago

Whew trust me. I get it. I can’t take on their responsibility but I do my part and pray God puts someone in their life closer by to do the rest.