How The Good Cop/Bad Cop Parenting Dynamic Ruins Marriages

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The bad cop feels she has no support

The bad cop generally feels that she has no support. When she needs to take disciplinary action, rather than back her up, the good cop says, “Sorry kids. What mommy says, goes.” He doesn’t say, “This was our decision.”

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