Why shouting at your children makes you a better parent
We all feel pressure to be the perfect mum and dad, but it’s unhealthy for our kids – it s time we embraced imperfect parenting
3 July 2021 • 6:00am ‘Why do you have to give me your phone? BECAUSE I SAID SO!’ : Lorraine Candy with daughters Grace, 17 (left), and Russkaya, 18
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As soon as I’d done it, I knew it was unforgiveable. By the end of this particular family argument, I should have accepted my “worst mum in the world” medal and sat on the naughty step under a cloud of shame.
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Bag plonked on seat – should you give it up for someone?
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Are you sitting comfortably? How about your M&S leather duffel bag, strategically – pointedly – placed on the train seat next to you?
In the old normal, we fellow passengers would probably shrug it off. In this new awkward, and a sticky heatwave to boot, we’ve been plunged into an existential – which is to say an etiquette – crisis.
Is it acceptable to ask for the bag to be removed or would it be considered rude and possibly reckless?
I’m far from alone in feeling piqued by the lack of post-pandemic courtesy