30 Parents Of Grown Children Reveal The Greatest Mistakes They Made While Raising Their Kids

"I blame myself completely for this and regret it."

Maryjane

• Published in Interesting
• September 21, 2024

Everybody has regrets. If we could have a "do-over," I think we could all agree to change certain things.

As parents, we devote years to raising our kids, helping them through their early years, and teaching them the morals and values that are important to us. However, when these kids grow up and become adults, one of the biggest regrets parents have is that they didn't completely embrace and acknowledge that their kids are unique individuals.

Recognizing that our adult children have distinct personalities, aspirations, and life paths that may diverge greatly from our own is frequently the first step toward this realization. But it doesn't change that being a parent is incredibly difficult.

Hearing parenting advice from parents who have been there and done that might assist those of us who are still in the thick of raising younger children to notice things we might be overlooking. We understand that time is of the essence and that these times are short if you still have small children in your household.

However, we still have time to make changes in our lives to address these typical regrets. For this reason, some of the greatest parenting regrets have come to our doorsteps.

Other people share their regrets when they realize their mistakes. Usually, these lessons are expressed as regrettable declarations, but we can all learn from them.

This is the question that actually got people revealing their biggest mistakes

As usual, the comments rolled in and you can check them all out as you scroll down below.

1. Not allowing them play at people's houses

2. Allowing them to fail

3. Not being great at taking risk

4. Drinking while they're young

5. Being literally horizontal

6. Not knowing how to swim

7. Proper schedule of chores

8. A pretty awful person

9. The attachment parenting

10. Heaping things regularly

11. Nurturing independence

12. She was a baby

13. Not letting them fail enough

14. The language development

15. Such bully targets

16. They have a lot of issues

17. Playing a little beat

18. She pushed really hard

19. Seeing the signs

20. Being raised in a strict home

21. A huge mistake

22. Going to jail

23. Getting powered through

24. He's not coming back

25. Has there been one?

26. Deciphering the Washing machine

27. Trying to survive

28. The berating and the punishment

29. That must be hard

30. Going the other direction

The most significant and influential job any of us will ever have is raising children. Sometimes, it seems like your kids grow up before you can begin to figure out a few things, so you end up with dealing with regrets later on.

This list serves as an insight to many, especially new parents. So share this article with everyone around you as you don't know who you might be saving.

Maryjane