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Parents that read this will take great delight in deciding which labels to apply to all their friends and neighbors with children. They will, of course, not recognize themselves in any of the categories. Well done!

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As the old joke goes, incest is alright as long as you keep it in the family.

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I was excited to claim Star Wars parenting until I read the description.

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I know these types of parents (in fiction; mine aren't like that).

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Well this was just hilarious! Turns out my lovely parents were dumpster parents. I came back from college to discover they had turned my bedroom into a pool room--a game i would have never, ever associated with them prior to that time. Bless them, I think they were trying to be hip.

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I fucked up when I failed to execute "going out for a pack of cigarettes" parenting. Now I'm stuck.

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