why parents try to be there kids best friends

SOMETIMES I ASK MYSELF WHY ARE CHILDREN  SO SPOILD,  THEN I SEE THAT PARENTS THESE DAY DONT WANT TO UPSET THEIR CHILDREN SO THEY RATHER BE THEIR BEST FREINDS  INSTEAD OF BEING THEIR PARENT. SO YOU GET THESE KIDS THAT HAVE NO RESPECT  FOR  ATHURITY  FIGURES. THESE KIDS END UP IN PRISON OR WORSE DEAD.