I’ve noticed a lot of people are 3 types of parents rolled in one:

They parent they are when (they think) no one is watching.

The parent they are when they are around friends or family members.

And the parent they are when strangers are about. (Or when they are dealing with other peoples’ kids.)

I can’t help but wonder how much better the world would be if more of them operated primarily as the latter, especially where their own kids are concerned.

-sigh-