Mom Ditches Threats for Talks, Gets Called 'Loosey Goosey' By Neighbor
KEY POINTS
- •The author grew up with grandparents who used fear and punishment as their main parenting tools.
- •She chose to talk openly to her children about drugs, sex, and drinking throughout their teen years.
- •A neighbor called her a 'loosey goosey' parent, but she remains confident in her honest, trust-based approach.
In a refreshed approach to parenting circa 2026, an unnamed mom swapped the classic 'You’ll die if you do drugs' script handed down from grandparents into a modern hotline of 'Call me if you need a ride home.' She openly discussed sex, drugs, and drinking with her kids currently wading through middle and high school's murky waters, which apparently confuses the neighborhood watch who labeled her the local 'loosey goosey' authority on parental discipline. This fearless pioneer blogged for Business Insider, noting her terror of the old-school 'see and not hear' style grandparents occupying a second-floor apartment, and now gladly trades punishment for open lines, much to the dismay of her very judgmental neighbor.
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Raising teens by talking instead of terrorizing: groundbreaking or just 'loosey goosey'? Neighbors clutch pearls while kids apparently text instead of sneak past stairs.
Who knew 'do drugs or die' was pre-2020s parenting? Now it’s 'text me before you wreck me' and neighbors lose their minds.
This mom’s strategy: treat kids like humans, not delinquents-in-training. Result: scary close family vibes and an angry neighbor with too much time.
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 1/18/2026 | Author: Nicole Johnson
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