Hey! I'm going to reply to your message here, if that's alright :) I know parents aren't always the most pleasant. That is why it is my goal {in the waaaayyy future} for when I have kids, that I will be stern with them, but treat them how I wish my parents treated me... I would try to understand my kids... And I will make sure they don't ever feel how I do half the time.. My children shouldn't ever have to go through what I did... Ever.
But on a brighter note, I'd like to think that we are friends now, yes? :)