The Unplanned Podcast
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Sunday 25 May 2025 17:00:00 GMT
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rebecca 🤍 :
I didn’t become “friends” with my mom till I was atleast 20.
2025-05-26 00:00:59
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dominybastos_wellness :
Idk. My daughter is my best friend… she’s 4 months old, we just hang out
2025-05-26 02:14:03
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🌈rainbow dash🌈 :
I feel like my stepmother should take some notes
2025-06-19 01:44:04
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Payton ✌🏻 :
I want to be HER best friend, my best friends can handle my emotions but she shouldn’t have to hear me vent about things in the house she lives in ❤️
2025-05-26 16:12:50
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Mother 2 Five :
My 16 y/o is actually mad at me because she and I aren’t best friends & she thinks so her friends are besties w/ their moms. I’m like, “not my job right now, I’m your parent.”
2025-05-25 23:49:28
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MadameR :
As a middle school teacher I have been witness to many destructive parent/child relationships where the kids knew WAY too much about their parents’ personal lives.
2025-05-26 12:57:00
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Redrose2025 :
I don’t think it’s meant to be seen as that😂 my daughter will be my best friend in the sense that I’m talking her with me to go get nails and hair done and shopping. I’m not having adult conversations with her AT ALL
2025-05-26 12:19:52
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a chicken nugget :
yall do know you can be both a friend and a parent, right? My mom has always been my best friend but I respect her authority as my mother. We’ve always talked about everything and this has helped us build a close, trusting relationship.
2025-05-27 04:25:01
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Kelli Grindrod :
this is very "parenting with love and logic" 🥰
2025-06-16 14:01:16
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Sedg :
I agree! However, depending on the age and action children should understand consequences of what they do
2025-05-25 17:03:49
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emilyjean1031 :
My mom always told me she was my parent, not my friend. I haven’t seen her in ten years. Hope that helps
2025-05-26 22:33:25
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AtPeaceAndHappy :
I said I wasn’t their friend until they are adults. Then they need to respect elders
2025-05-25 21:11:25
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Halle Mccoy :
i would disagree, my mom was 110% my best friend and it was the best life with her 💗
2025-05-26 05:47:43
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Little Wolf :
Very much yes
2025-05-28 04:13:39
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Ponies and Rocketships :
I can be a friend to my kid but he’s not MY friend. He’s my kid!
2025-05-26 12:50:23
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cpete :
there's a 13yo at church who heard me say I only have 2 friends (I'm 42) and got upset that I hadn't included them in that list. hon, I can unload on friends I can not/will not unload adult problems on a kid
2025-05-26 16:28:43
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Justine :
here is the thing... if you create a safe enough space & establish boundaries/ rules beforehand and adjust as they age.... you should be able to be a parent first then yes a friend when an adult
2025-05-26 10:47:20
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Nicole M :
I hope I’m her best friend, but she can’t be my best friend because I’m her mom. I get to vent to my bestie about my issues, my daughter doesn’t need to hear that stuff.
2025-05-28 04:12:53
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Sophie | Relationship Expert :
That hit. I was the kid who kept the peace, read the room, carried what wasn’t mine. Kids need safety, not the weight of our emotional survival.
2025-05-28 12:08:59
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Chelsea Riojas :
My best friends mom always acted like her friend instead of a parent. She basically has always had to act like the parent in the situation especially getting older
2025-05-25 21:47:55
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Hillary :
Ope this hit me deeep
2025-05-25 23:44:49
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user1628138474272 :
I would always tell my kids that Im their mother not their friends. Only one of me, you have many friends. doesn’t mean we can’t have real convo, probably more, but Im here to guide. Now they are adults and of course the relationship changes
2025-05-26 22:35:07
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god.tier.enigma :
I just wish more people would find the middle ground between “my kid and I are best friends” and straight up being unfriendly to their own children.
2025-05-27 00:55:19
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mustafamakesmusic :
I think kids can definetly carry not leaving dirty dishes as to not make their father mad. Especially at the teenage years.
2025-05-26 12:38:31
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Cinders and other :
As the daughter who grew up with that enormous responsibility, do not do that with your children. Let them be children. You see the adult
2025-06-01 18:09:50
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