Parenting Credentials Debate

Discussions revolve around gatekeeping parenting advice, with commenters accusing each other of being non-parents unqualified to judge or comment on parenting experiences and styles.

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JFC IF IRL TOTALLY HN OUTRAGEOUS ATM theguardian.com parenting parent parents kids children child father raising people kids having kids

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AussieWog93 Jan 17, 2024 View on HN

Are you actually a parent? That seems like a very warped view.

jld89 Dec 6, 2022 View on HN

Hmmmm... not exactly an endorsement for parenting...

dogma1138 Nov 19, 2017 View on HN

That’s not bad parenrting but what does it have to do with HN?

vitro Jan 31, 2019 View on HN

Something tells me that you are not a parent yourself.

davzie Nov 7, 2025 View on HN

You can really tell the parents vs non-parents in these comments.

but what about their parents? shouldnt the parents be smarter than that?

_Schizotypy Jan 17, 2019 View on HN

As if having kids somehow qualifies someone to magically be able to comment on parenting

MrBingley Jan 12, 2018 View on HN

I think you misunderstand the nature of parenting pal.

dcow Apr 22, 2025 View on HN

Judging by this response, I’m guessing you don’t have children of your own. Otherwise you might understand the context.

lowken10 Sep 11, 2019 View on HN

You sound like someone trying to justify lazy parenting.