You explain to your kids why they can’t have cookies before dinner, rather than hit them with the, “Because I said so!” line.

Okay, so sometimes, you resort back to

your parent’s played-out phrase, but only because you don’t have the energy to go there with your youngins.

You don’t want your kids to associate violence with every time they do something wrong. That’s not how you want them to solve problems.

Your parents are insistent though, that

all little CJ needs is a good a** whoopin. #MaStop

You feel that if you explain why you say “no” to certain things, it will help give your kids some critical thinking skills.

Your parents look at you like you’re

psycho for explaining yourself to a 7-year-old. #WhereTheyDoThatAt

You want your kiddos to feel a sense of empowerment by being able to make their own choices. Of course they just don’t make their choices all willy-nilly; you give

them a set of choices to choose from.

But your parents aren’t falling for it. #CmonSon

You’re not tripping that your son left his clothes in the bathroom because you got bigger fish to fry at the moment, such as trying to get some discipline with

homework. You’ll get back to that later though.

Your parents would’ve made you come and picked those clothes up, even if you were all the way down the block playing

with your friends. Talk about embarrassment. #AndYouBettaNotBackTalkEither

Ooohweee, you should’ve seen the way that your ma looked at you when apologized to your daughter for getting it all the way wrong in that argument y’all had.

You

say, “different strokes for different folks,” while your parents feel that the adults always win, even if they are wrong. And more importantly, why are you "arguing" with your kid?!!!

#NotOnMyWatch #IWishTheyWould

You don’t believe in those types of labels. You don’t really want your kid to grow up thinking they’re bad either.

Your parents are moreso like, “I call it, as

I see it.” Hint: If you can't get anyone else to keep your kids, yup they're bad. Trust! #BebesKids

By break...we mean, whoop them, punish them, yell at them (even if you're in a grocery store), threaten to whoop them...and make them fear you! Period! You’re not with the

shenanigans. You just want to treat your kids like humans, not little captive POWs. #YouGonLearnToday

You’ve learned that 99.9% of the time when kids act out, they’re doing so because they don’t know any other way to express that they need something they're probably missing.

Your parents ain't with all this new reverse psychology BS. You didn't act out when they raised you, and if you did...they gave you something to cry about! That was

that! #ThatllTeachEm

If your child has aspirations beyond the life you envisioned, youre all for that. You’re not trying to clip those little wings.

If your kid wants to be an art

major, you’re just as down as they are.

Your parents, on the otherhand, would’ve asked you how in the hell you expected to pay the bills with that? #ByeFelicia