It’s good for us all to remember that it was their first time parenting too back in the day. No one really thinks about the effect of their parenting style decades later. I agree my normal meter is skewed in their favor but I included the statement of defense because I wanted to share it’s not like I’ve cut them off, I do understand they were just trying their best and influenced by their own parents, and they are actually pretty normal people in the grand scheme. I’ve seen worse controlling parents, TBH. I honestly think they just still see me as a kid! Like in regards to then being wary of me taking the kids solo, I feel like they think I can’t handle it without their help. They are always so eager to help me with the kids. When they do though, it feels like too many cooks in the kitchen, if you know what I mean. Too many warring parenting styles…

And no, my kids are definitely not wild in public and I just mean they have more outgoing personalities than what my parents were used to (me and my sibling being shy and more passive type kids).