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“I thought everyone’s parents did that”: 18 small things that made kids realize they grew up loved

Redditors who had healthy childhoods (they do exist!) are sharing the little things their families did that allowed that health to flourish. For these kids, getting daily encouragement and unconditional support was so normal that they often had no idea until they were adults that not everyone gets it. Dysfunctional households, emotionally immature parents, and even abuse are unfortunately common enough that sometimes psychological health seems like a rarity. It’s bad enough that someone made an Ask Reddit post about it. “Redditors who grew up in emotionally healthy families-what’s something you thought was normal growing up that you now realise was actually very special?” queried u/ViolatingBadgers. S. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), about 29 percent of high school aged kids reported this aspect of health as “not good” most or all of the time in both 2021 and 2023. Having emotionally health parents who treat their children well is one of the major keys to raising happy, satisfied, and functional kids. If no one teaches parents how to model this health, however, they’re unlikely to do so, and the results can be devastating. This certainly doesn’t mean that those who grew up in unhappy homes are doomed to poor mental health, but part of the healing journey often involves realizing what you missed out on in those early years. If you don’t recognize the behavior in the following comments, it might be time to consider therapy. 1. Dropping everything for the kids “My mom will drop everything if her child is in distress. I can call tonight at 3am crying and tell her I need her, no details, and she will drive to my house.” She was on a road trip the night my husband left me. I was housesitting her dogs and she could hear in my voice that something was wrong when she checked in that evening. I went to bed. She drove all night long straight home and was sleeping on her own couch when I woke up and came downstairs the next morning.” -u/ClutterKitty 2. Lunch notes “My mom used to pack my lunch and she put a little note with a compliment or encouragement in my lunch every day, all the way up through high school. My friends would make me read them out loud at lunch because they liked getting the message too.” -u/gogogadgetpants_ 3. Simply showing interest “My parents were always interested in what was going on with us kids. They were happy to listen to us babble on about our days, and were involved in every aspect of our lives. If we had a test, they were doing flash cards. We played softball? Dad was assistant coach. Mom was the girl scout leader. We never felt anything but loved, trusted, and safe.” -u/AtheneSchmidt 4. Apologizing? What a concept “My mom apologized to me when she was wrong.” -u/Marillenbaum 5. Random presents “My mom used to give us random gifts we asked for during the year-like one time I got a Polly Pocket I wanted forever. It was on my bed when I woke up on Halloween morning. I thought everyone’s parents did that.” -u/grumpyfvck 6. Just being kind “Kindness. My parents made being kind, a super trait for any human to have. They did not fight with each other. Sense of humor. Love of music. We always had music in our home. My childhood friends loved coming over to my mom’s home cooked meals too.” -u/Taketheegg 7. Mitigating harm instead of punishing “Child discipline was always focused on mitigating the harm caused such as paying for something we broke or making an apology to someone we had hurt. Natural consequences were allowed to happen (such as not having a fresh towel if we didn’t finish the laundry) and then coaching us how to learn from those consequences and prevent the misbehavior from recurring.” -u/Glade_Runner 8. Emotional support “They were emotionally available. I could talk to either one of them about virtually anything at any time and they never made me feel like a burden, never made my concerns feel frivolous, and never made me feel judged. They just wanted to be supportive, and wanted us to know we were loved.” -u/BrandNewBurr 9. Parents respecting each other “My parents were always very respectful to each other and have never complained about the other (at least not in front of their kids).” -u/AmKamikaze 10. Dads respecting women “Even as a kid, people were worried about me, since I was the only girl, and dad got custody. He’s a rough around the edges redneck, so I think people were nervous how he’d treat me post divorce. And that fear was completely unnecessary, thankfully. Heck, you wanna know why mom married him in the first place? Because he already did the laundry and cleaned the bathroom, even moreso, because he said he does it because HE’S the farmer, HE’S the dirtiest and most hairy, it just makes sense for him to do that vs mom.” -u/LeatherHog 11. A quiet, calm household “I had friends growing up that came from loud, chaotic households where they never had a moment of peace. And they’d come into my house and just. relax. It’s like you could see the weight lift sometimes. We had music and movies and laughter and all that, but there was a calmness that I don’t know I properly appreciated until I was older.” -u/yourerightaboutthat 12. Quality time “We did a lot of stuff together. Dad worked shift so he was frequently off on weekdays, which was great during the summer as we could go out to places like the ROM or the Science Centre (RIP) or just go camping, and the crowds would be smaller as most parents had to work. And my dad alternated day and night shifts, but I still remember him being a super involved parent alongside my stay-at-home mom.” -u/glowingmember 13. Packing healthy food “One thing that I didn’t realize until I was older, was the effort my parents put on us having healthy meals. I went to a rougher elementary school and recall being a bit jealous of kids who got cream eggs every day in their lunch, or got to have lunchables literally every day, or just basically had candy. I recall trading my fruit to these kids and thinking I made quiet the deal when they gave me their candy. It was not until I was older that I realize how that was probably the only fruit that other kid would get and how much my parents cared relative to other parents at school.” -u/BDOID 14. Loving your friends, too “My parents always showed up for all of our events, competitions, awards nights, everything. They got to know our friends and were there to support them just as much as us. One time my mom and I went to surprise a friend at a fairly important event he was being recognized at-not even his parents came! Even now as an adult, my best high school friends still love my parents, and my parents ask how my friends are doing too.” -u/Areolfos 15. Eating dinner together “Now that I’m older I realize people don’t sit down and eat dinner together. I grew up doing that and every night we each would pick the music for dinner in the background. I would always pick the Grease soundtrack lol!” -u/vietnams666 16. Modeling healthy relationships “Feeling confident in the fact that my parents really liked and loved each other. Witnessed emotional and (appropriate) physical affection regularly and never worried that I would have to take a side or mediate between them.” -u/Ambystomatigrinum 17. Not tearing down others “I never heard a negative thing said about anyone by my parents. No mean, nasty comments. EVER. I remember my first dinner at my then-boyfriend, later husband’s family’s home. It was so negative and mean that I excused myself and went to the restroom to cry and pull myself together.” -u/Pure-Remote9614 18. Taking an active role in education “My parents backed me up in school. Not like now, where the kids are treated as semi-gods and the teachers are wrong. But if I came home bored they went into the teacher to get me more appropriate work (apparently when I was in kindergarten I came home and very calmly put my hands on the table and told them that if I had to count beans one more time, I would scream).” -u/celoplyr The internet is chaotic-but we’ll break it down for you in one daily email. Sign up for the Daily Dot’s newsletter here. Sign up to receive the Daily Dot’s Internet Insider newsletter for urgent news from the frontline of online. 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byadminOctober 25, 2025

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EXCLUSIVE: From linking Stree to Thamma to planting secret Easter eggs – ‘Pitaji’ of MHCU Amar Kaushik delivers masterclass in Universe-Building; BREAKS silence on censor cuts: “‘Main tumhe azaadi doonga’ was uttered by Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose for a greater cause; CBFC’s point was valid…”

Amar Kaushik’s Stree 2 (2024) is the highest Bollywood grosser of all time. Yet, the director remains humble and down-to-earth, just like he was when his debut directorial, Stree, became a surprise super-hit. The horror comedy universe began with the 2018 flick and now, it has gone to another level. The recently released Thamma, starring Ayushmann Khurrana, Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Rashmika Mandanna, is the latest entrant to the universe and has been successfully accepted, as evident by the first two-day figures. In an exclusive interview with Bollywood Hungama, Amar Kaushik spoke about producing Thamma, the process followed in connecting characters from the universe and a lot more. Let’s start with your energetic, dancing cameo in the song ‘Poison Baby’! You always have such cameos, even in your earlier films.(Laughs) It all started with the first part of Stree. I have this habit of enacting the scenes for the actors. I also insist, ‘Mere jaisa nahin karna hai but something on these lines. So, for the scene of the beggar, it was Rajkummar Rao’s suggestion that I should act. He told me, ‘Tu hi yeh role karega’! And during the song shoot of ‘Kamariya’, we were all in high spirits and I decided that ‘Chalo isme ghus jaata hoon’! It was a fun experience and the film was a hit. Then, everybody insisted that I should keep doing such cameos. Hence, I had to make an appearance in Bala (2019), Bhediya (2022), Stree 2 and now in Thamma. In Stree, I appear twice, as a beggar and I am also dancing in the song ‘Kamariya’. Oh yes. The only double-role cameo by a director in the history of Indian cinema!(Smiles) Actually, I appeared thrice in Stree, not twice! The person sitting next to Rajkummar and Shraddha in the auto rickshaw when they are listening to the headphone is me! It happened because I had no choice. I had to look at the monitor and there was no follow-up car. Hence, I was sitting behind and by chance, my face got visible. But the shot was okayed, and that’s how it made it in the film. Coming to Thamma, how has the feedback been? It has been great. Now slowly, the world of the universe is getting connected; that was our aim to ensure that the characters of different films bump into each other. Thankfully, the audience is accepting it. In my show, there was a great reaction as soon as Janardhan aka JD (Abhishek Banerjee) appeared on screen. I guess it worked as we didn’t know he was there. We only expected Elvis Karim Prabhakar (Sathyaraj) since he was shown in the trailer. If I had my way, then I would have not even shown Sathyaraj. But I guess we have to give a little glimpse to excite the audience. What gave you and Dinesh Vijan the confidence that Aditya Sarpotdar can helm Thamma? Was the decision taken after he directed Munjya? Yes. We liked how Aditya executed Munjya. That is when I told him about the idea of Thamma. He liked it and came on board. Anyway, I can’t direct every film; otherwise, they’ll all look the same. Different directors will provide a different touch. Of course, the characters are mine and I know how they’ll react in another film which is not directed by me. Moreover, they are all connected. Thankfully, Aditya understood where I was coming from as he’s very sharp. He’s also very cool-headed and a very nice person at heart. These factors also motivated us to direct Thamma. And he has done a great job. How do you and Dinesh Vijan divide the production responsibilities? Dinoo is my bouncing board. I share with him all my thoughts, even the atrangi ones. Like, for Thamma, I envisaged that Bhediya should be bigger than before. I would share that with him and also how to scale up the film along the different twists and turns in the story. In turn, he would tell me, ‘You take a call if you think it is apt for the world you have created’. I guess he’s like Dada ji and I am Pitaji (laughs) of this universe. I mean its like a family where everyone is fulfilling their fair share of responsibilities. I am also the one that keeps in mind that there have been 4 films before in the universe and many more to come. So, we need to insert breadcrumbs. Accordingly, I tell Aditya, ‘Isme yeh cheez daal de, yeh dialogue bolwa de as it will have relevance later on’. Our roadmap is ready and we have a basic idea of where the story would go from here on. Yet, there are times when we feel, ‘We missed adding this point; let’s do it next time’. It’s like a puzzle and we are trying to unravel it. Tell us about the process of the casting. Ayushmann Khurrana and I have been jamming on this story since Covid times. This was a time when I was going to direct it. I remember going to his home and narrating it. His daughter also heard the story and she enjoyed it. I told Ayushmann, ‘This is my audience’! Hence, Ayushmann was there from the very start. In the process, the idea underwent a change. After Stree 2, we added some more bits. As for Nawazuddin Siddiqui, he is a fantastic actor. I was clear that just because Yakshasan is a villain, he need not be scary. The idea was that someone might not be physically dreaded and yet, should induce fear. I wanted to work with him for a long time. I met him for Thamma and told him that the role doesn’t have much screen time. But I assured him that going forward, his character would have a major relevance. He immediately gave his nod. Paresh Rawal sir also came on board instantly. After watching Stree 2, he came out of the theatre. He called me and said, ‘You have created such a great universe. Consider actors like us as well’. I told him, ‘We were unable to do so as Stree 2 was a sequel to Stree and hence, the same characters had to be there’. However, I assured him that I would give him a role. 20 days later, I gave him the narration for Thamma and he loved it. Similarly, Rashmika Mandanna was signed as she was apt for the part. I couldn’t stop laughing when Nawazuddin’s character sings ‘Panchhi Banoon’. It has the Amar Kaushik trademark stamp as you like to add such stuff. The ‘O Huzoor’ bit in Bhediya also worked big time. Moreover, jokes like Paresh telling ‘Ayushmann Bhava’ to Ayushmann and Nawazuddin joking ‘Kya Betaal banega re tu’ raised a lot laughs.(Laughs) I love this kind of humour. Writer Niren Bhatt and I think alike and enjoy such jokes. We love giving a fun, twisted meaning to a song or dialogue. Some people complain that meme culture is entering films. But aren’t memes a part of our lives? It’s a great way to connect with the youth and makes the film a product of today. In fact, 20 years later, when people would see Thamma or Stree, they would say, ‘Accha uss samay yeh meme bahut chala tha’. Moreover, we should not be serious about these things when making an entertaining film. Of course, we are raising a larger point. In Thamma, the Betaals have stopped consuming human blood as they feel ‘Insaano ke khoon mein zeher aa gaya hai’. It’s a deep thought, and you’ll get such kind of things as well. But for entertainment, you can add such jokes. And which song should be used is a challenge. For instance, all the ADs and others in the team had reservations with the ‘O Huzoor’ joke in Bhediya. They said, ‘Yeh work nahin karega’. I told them, ‘Chup chap raho. Yeh work karega’ (laughs)! I was confident it would work. So, do you feel sad when the Censors play spoilsport? There was a funny dialogue in the film when Alok (Ayushmann Khurrana) is trapped in the dungeon. Yakshasan wants to consume his blood. He tells him ‘Tum mujhe khoon do, main tumhe azaadi dunga’. But because of the CBFC (Central Board of Film Certification), it was changed. Hence, did the change of dialogue dishearten you? No, because they have a responsibility. They reasoned that the dialogue ‘Tum mujhe khoon do, main tumhe azaadi doonga’ was uttered by a legendary freedom fighter (Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose). Also, it was said for a greater cause while we were using it in a different way. I found their reason valid and decided to tweak the dialogue. In fact, ‘Tum mujhe khoon do, main tumhe aiyaashi karata hoon’ led to more laughter. Also Read:.

byadminOctober 23, 2025