There is a large contingent of parents who want to be their kids' best friends. They might have had kids young and still feel like teenagers, or they might desperately want a close relationship with their kids that they never had with their parents. Whatever the case may be, being your child's best friend nearly always creates a monster. Your kid shouldn't be trembling at the thought of displeasing you, but they also should be reasonably afraid of getting in trouble. If they think they can do whatever and you'll laugh along as if you're besties, they will do whatever they want and other people will suffer the consequences of that. Bad parenting impacts not only the kids but also every single person those kids interact with. The kids in this story ruined Christmas dinner, all because their mother was so amused by their gross antics that she forgot she needed to parent them.