Jan. 25, 2023

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My Kid Called Me Strict — And I’m Actually Thrilled

“You’re the strictest mom I know,” Christina Crawford’s son recently informed her (when she reinforced that no, he won’t be getting a phone yet). “Okay, first of all, I am cool; my middle part and socks with Crocs confirm that,” she says. “So, mic drop. But if he was referring to ‘cool,’ as in letting him call all the shots, then no, I’m not a cool mom; I’m a regular mom. Or, depending on your interpretation, maybe even a strict one.”

But if he wanted to make her bend on her rules, boy, he picked the wrong thing to say. Give it a read to find out why.

Kelly Faircloth, Executive Editor

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