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You did the right thing. I grew up seeing far too many kids who learned to play parents off of one another to avoid doing anything either parent ever asked of them. What became of these kids?

One (last I heard) was a full-time drug dealer servicing college students in Montana, after having dropped out of that school after only half of a semester.

One works as a midnight baker at a grocery store. Lives by himself, and his only other activities are video games and pot.

One has, by my count, had 40+ different minimum wage jobs in the past couple of years. He also has outstanding warrants in Texas.

These were my best friends growing up. I remember complaining about how strict my parents were and how "cool" their parents were (no chores, no curfews, no punishment). Guess who is gainfully employed, happily married, and has a p-car?