This is an automated archive made by the Lemmit Bot.
The original was posted on /r/nostupidquestions by /u/One-Ad3160 on 2023-09-10 16:19:26.
My mom always gave (and still gives) me all these philosophical talks about how one should live, think and feel. But the funny thing is that it's just something she hears from wherever, and she is far from living by those things herself. It always makes me think: why give out advice you are not even living by? My father would tell me to be cheerful and positive even though he was never like that.
I'm curious to hear why you think parents are such hypocrites, and I'd like to hear your examples of parents giving advice without walking the talk for themselves.
This quote fits in perfectly here: "If you have children, first of all, you have to establish integrity. Your words and your actions should match."