I broke 5 cardinal rules of parenting (and this is what happened)

Congrats! You’re a parent! And now, tread lightly, because you’re about to enter a volatile minefield of unsolicited parenting advice from just about everyone — your parents, parents-in-law, that distant aunt you only see once a year… yes even the random, gnarly old man at the bus stop. Bring your child up this or that way and there will be hell to pay! The sweet little babe will metamorphosise into a conniving, manipulative brat who drinks the tears of your parental anguish for sport! Everyone else seems to know better than you, it seems. It’s easy to feel shaken and…