NETIZEN ASKS WHY S’PORE PARENTS RUDE TO THEIR CHILDREN & TALK LIKE GANGSTER

Is it normal for parents in SG to be very rude to their kids?

E.G. Shouting, talking like a gangster, always demanding that their kids drop everything they are doing to help them with something, etc.

And if told to wait for a bit, will start shouting things like “why must wait??? I am your mother/father!!!”. But if they are outside, they will be very nice and polite to others, then when they get back home will start shouting all their complaints.

Is this normal in SG?

Netizens’ comments

1. Way too common unfortunately. And then they wonder why the kids turn out to be rude too.
2. A lot of lousy people who didn’t pull out end up breeding children who they dump to childcares and tuition centres, only to scold when they finally get home at night. This is the Singaporean way unfortunately.
   Have kids before they’re mature enough and let the tablet/phone raise them. Sadly this type of parenting is everywhere.
3. Definitely not uncommon. I was on the receiving end when I was a kid / teenager (now I’m 34). As a minor, I didn’t feel good about it but had no choice other than to suck it up. Only as an adult did I realize this is toxic and totally not normal.
4. It’s the norm in SG.
   Parents will talk down to their kids, kids grow up and take after their parents and start being twats to everyone else, including the parents.
   Then their parents will be shocked, fumble and expect to be treated with “respect” when they themselves don’t exhibit respectable traits, or teach their kids how to be respectful during their formative years.
   I for one took after negative traits from those who brought me up, and I reflect it to them when provoked, using the same insults etc.
   I’m not right in this situation but yeah, just an example.
5. A lot of children trapped in adults body in Singapore which is sad. They never learn to do shadow work and now they have to look after a mini human, something they are ill equipped to do