“I can’t believe he’s doing this to me. He knows I hate when he watches porn.”
“She purposefully went behind my back and purchased a burner phone after I explicitly forbid any more screen time. She’s trying to drive me crazy.”
“My son ignored everything I told him and watched pornography even after I warned him about the dangers. He just wants to hurt me.”
Many parents have thoughts like these when they discover a child’s unwanted behavior—whether it’s watching inappropriate videos, ignoring screen time limits, or interacting with strangers online. We feel, at some point, as if our child stabbed us in the back.
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