The parent saboteurs: How parents try to wreck their kid’s romances !

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I’m being interviewed today on BBC 5 Live about this article in The Daily Mail about parents interferring in their children’s relationships !

One in five parents admit they have secretly  tried to rid their children of a girlfriend or boyfriend of whom they  disapprove.

Common tricks identified in a study include  stirring arguments between them, banning them from seeing each other, not  passing on telephone messages and confiscating or hiding mobile  phones.

Some parents admit they have listened in to private telephone conversations, while others have gone so far as to follow their offspring to see who they are meeting and confront their lovers.

Mothers emerged as the biggest culprits……=>

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2212547/The-parent-saboteurs-How-parents-try-wreck-romance-dont-like-childs-boyfriend-girlfriend.html#ixzz28JNYvCPX Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook

 

What’s YOUR experience …… what have you done ? 🙂

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