There are times when someone does something that is clearly bad parenting but many other times it is not so black and white. It's also likely people are going to be far more sensitive about it when the person accusing them of bad parenting has never been a parent. I'm not saying it's not possible to recognize bad parenting without having been a parent, but I think it's going to have more of an impact on someone if they hear it from someone with experience. I have no children. I probably wouldn't accuse someone of bad parenting unless it were a case of abuse. I've also never coddled anyone and pretended what they did was fine when they have admitted to making a mistake in raising their child, and if I had I would be ashamed of myself. Anyone who is guilty of that should answer to themselves and not assume that everyone does it.
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