Couldn't agree more. If anything, parents nowadays aren't being hard enough with their kids - Too lenient, too soft...of course we don't need to wade into the tiger-mom category but parents need to know when to draw the line and where necessary disclipine their kids.nope..disagree...if your parents are your "friends" 9/10 they grow up with a sense of entitlement and a complete lack of respect for elders
if you meant, being a nice , open parent...it's diffrent then being a "friend"...what i picture is the parent who rolls a joint with their son, when he's 15..and telling other" i'd rather him do it with me then out there." kinda attitude.