Um.. no.
I do not need to be "cooL" to kids. I need to be a good parent and that's about it. I am not their friend, pal, buddy.. I'm their parent.
That's the problem in this world. People want to be their child's "pal" and do not spend time being a parent, or the adult.
As Bernie Mac says, "There are a lot of punk ass parents out there today".
TRUE DAT