Redditor u/VastPurpleSky asked people to take a look back at their childhoods and share the things that they now realize were examples of truly bad parenting. Meanwhile, uninvolved parents expect their kids to raise themselves which can also lead to self-esteem issues further down the line. These parents set and enforce boundaries but also consider what their children think and how they feel about certain situations. I think parents should treat their kids equitably, but children are not equal and should not be treated like they are equal. ADVERTISEMENT#32 My parents weren’t bad parents but I would say they were kind of benignly neglectful.