Annoying question? Unwanted advice? Statements youre always hearing? Tell us below!
Also parents… I feel unsure doing parent threads as I’m not a parent, and don’t want to speak for you. If any of you want to start doing parenting posts, please feel free to 😃
“It gets easier”.
Yeah, I know, but that doesn’t change the fact that it’s hard right now and the future being whatever doesn’t help. The challenges keep shifting constantly so that just when I feel like I have things figured out I’m faced with entirely new stuff to create solutions and strategize for. It also doesn’t help because we’re planning on having another one! So even if things get easier with kiddo one, we will be right back to the starting line with kiddo two. I know how tempting it is to say it but I’m tired of hearing it.
After finding out I’m a single parent: “He needs a dad!”
Mind your own fucking business. Lol I hate this town.
Also, very recently, I’ve been hearing so many adults refer to my kid as “absolutely gorgeous” and “ridiculously handsome”, and it’s been making me feel extremely uncomfortable. Probably my own hang-ups and experiences as a teen, so I just gotta deal with it for now. I typically just swerve the conversation to his accomplishments and personality traits.
In people’s defence: they can’t know about things other than looks at first sight right? Redirecting the conversation might be exactly what they want too, so take it as an invitation to talk about your kid 😄
Oh ffs… so many dads are horribly destructive it’s about quality not quantity! And swerving to his achievements is great parenting, stops him feeling his value is wrapped up in what he looks like.
“This process is already known to the art.”
