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40 Parenting Lessons We've Learned From Popular TV Shows Like Friends and Gilmore Girls
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Your kids will love you, but they won't always like you.

And that's fine. You're a parent first and a friend second, and though your decisions and rules will sometimes be unpopular, it's OK to stand by them, like Tony always did.

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