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Hello, this is Maxi recording a mini-monologue.

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The title of this mini-monologue is

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Parenting vs. Friendship

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Introduction

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What are the obligations parents have

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regarding their children until they become adults?

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Parents are legally responsible for attending their basic needs

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food, housing and clothing

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plus education, protection and financial support

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And, of course, parents must treat them with affection and respect, and, if it's possible, in a friendly way.

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But should parents be friends with their children?

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Let's see.

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First, the role of being parents has a very important impact in their development as children

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that, one day, they'll become adults, citizens, members of the society.

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and for that reason parents will have to uphold their authority

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when giving rules and boundaries to them

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Secondly, parents must allow their children to grow out and spread from their childhood

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To put it simply, children should gradually reduce their dependency on their parents

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and so spend more time with their friends

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and experience individuation among them

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Thirdly, as children grow older

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parents must involve their children

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in important decisions they need to make

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so they'll become more responsible adults

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Conclusion

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As far as I am concerned

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the answer to the question I asked in the introduction

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is a categorical no

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When parents are friends with their children

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they are not playing the role of an authority over their children and therefore their children

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are learning not to be accountable for their actions. This is the end.