#Parenting Struggles

[nixon-official]

My teenage daughter just yelled at me for supposedly saying something wrong in front of her friend. Now she's giving me the silent treatment.

I'M SORRY THAT I DIDN'T RECEIVE THE MANUAL ON WHAT IS AND ISN'T OKAY TO SAY IN 2025!!!!

[cyle]

new favorite parental leave way to pass the time: sending in support tickets to tumblr and arguing with the support reply bot.

[milo-myhigh]

Fucking childfree people complaining about parents not "shutting their kids up" or staying out of public have got to be the most idiotic group I've ever seen.

Like, you do realize parents don't have 100% control over their kid(s)... especially their fucking EMOTIONS?? Right??? You do realize that asking parents to DO THIS is emotional abuse and/or emotional manipulation, right???

You realize telling parents that they should keep their kid(s) home bc they're "yelling they want to be at home" isn't a fucking option for A LOT of people? Kids screaming at the grocery store don't want to be there bc they're bored and don't understand that their parents HAVE TO get groceries. Kids wHiNiNg about being out are doing so bc they're fucking DEVELOPING and LEARNING, and you want their parents to shut them inside all the fucking time just so they don't annoy YOU?

You realize that children NEED to be out in public spaces, even if they don't necessarily "want to" so that they can actually fucking develop into society? You realize that kids can swing from "this is the best day ever" to total meltdown with banshee wailing in less than a fucking minute? You realize that everybody has to do things they don't like to do, and that keeping them home 24/7 is setting them up for failure when they DO eventually have to leave (i.e. when they have to go to school or when they grow up and have to go to the store)? You realize that children can't fucking protect themselves and that you complaining about them being in public is fucking weird???

Gotta be the most fucking boomer-ass idiotic fucking shit I've seen today. And yet they're the same fucking crowd telling people who homeschool their kids that they're ruining their children's social lives. The same fucking group telling parents that they can't take their kids out unless it's specifically children-oriented places. The same fucking people saying "everyone wants to act like children are stupid and censor everything" are the ones that are fucking CAUSING it- bc gods forbid they see a kid not being coddled, then you're neglectful.

I am so sick of people who have NO FUCKING HORSE IN THIS RACE telling parents how they need to fucking raise their kids. I'm so sick of seeing people say "idc what the reason is, if you do xyz and have a baby you shouldn't have a baby" (most recently was about fucking taking babies on air planes 🙄 as if there's never been a reason someone needed to fly with a baby). I'm so exhausted seeing people who don't KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT CHILDREN accusing parents of neglect and abuse bc they think kids never fucking cry (seriously, look up the purple cry if you believe babies don't cry for no reason) unless they're being neglected or abused. I'm so exhausted with people who have ZERO FUCKING EXPERIENCE around kids AT ALL telling me, someone who is not only a parent but has been raising kids SINCE I WAS FUCKING EIGHT, that I don't know what I'm talking about when I say that some kids are just louder, have more needs, or are just "extra". Fucking people who have NO FUCKING KNOWLEDGE about an entire fucking demographic that WE ALL START OUT AS has got to be the most willfully ignorant bullshit out there

[milarockey]

Perimenopause Rage Is Real (and My Kids Are Not Helping)

One night while scrolling aimlessly on Tiktok, I somehow landed on Perimenopause Tiktok. I don’t know how I got there and how my algorithm was able to penetrate my brain to know that I was needing an answer to what was happening to me… after watching a particular post about perimenopause rage ( I didnt even know there was such a thing)… it hit me. This is what I am experiencing – perimenopause…

[mybabyshop24]

My Husband Feels Hurt Because Our Child Prefers Me — And I Understand Why.

When your child seems to favor one parent, it can cause hurt feelings. In this story, a mom shares how My Husband feels left out — and why she believes their child prefers…

[ihadalobotomyhyperfixationonce]

Fun fact,

Me, my mother, my mother’s friend and her child are at a resort. We were sitting eating dinner and during the dinner I saw a girl, maybe three or four, on the dock away from her parents and her parents were only half watching her too

This was odd so I pointed it out to the group, they too found it odd. I the asked my mum ‘would you ever let me that far at her age?’ And she goes ‘god no!’

She then told the story of how when I was two I used to run and jump into any body of water in sight, didn’t matter if I was fully clothed, shoes on or off, or the fact that I LITERALLY COULDNT SWIM, I just jumped in.

It eventually got to the point where she had to get me swimming lessons for little kids and apparently I had a blast.

She also told the story of one time how my older brother fell into the pool while they were there (my mum had to drag my two older brothers along to get there becasue school pickup and swim lessons clashed) my other brother was also always just wandering off. The swim instructor must have thought we were so weird

Anyways, after the lessons when I would bolt to a body of water, my mother wouldn’t stress as much.

(Also the girl was probably fine, my mother saw an employee of the resort take her to the dock again later)

[princechris54]

You guys are awesome and shot my wife and I some love the last time I did this and I’m hoping for it again! If you could follow us, leave a rating or even drop a comment as we keep trying build this thing up.

We absolutely appreciate any and all support too! If you listen to us seriously thank you!

[midnighttearsunfiltered]

Am I to Blame? A Mother’s Endless Question

Do you ever sit and wonder—What did I do wrong as a mom? What did I do wrong that now my child has to suffer from an illness, a disability, a syndrome? Why does it feel like every time I take one of my children to the doctor, they find something else? Another diagnosis. Another treatment plan. Another reminder that their childhood will never be what I once hoped for them. I have done everything…

[thequestionsofmychild]

Coping with Stress in School Meetings: A Parent's Perspective

I knew this was coming, but this letter arrived this week. Letter from Education Welfare Officer This had been rumbling on for some time. That fateful phone call from the EWO (Am I Managing Stress and Anxiety, or Just Surviving?) had prompted me to write an email to her and the school, detailing everything I had done over the last two years and requesting that all communication be in writing.…

[queenbo]

Dear Parents - part deux

The following was an email sent to the parent community at my kids school. Hi Parents & Friends!Laura Rex, back again with some updates, ideas and general thoughts.It’s a new year and for me personally it has been an absolute dumpster fire so far. If we haven’t gotten to know each other yet, that’s cool. There is always time. For those of you I have gotten to know, I appreciate you. We might not…

[worm-on-my-way]

hc that danny just sees wanda and cosmo's true forms

[untypicable]

Why My Teenage Son Simply Cannot Load The Dishwasher Properly...

It begins innocently enough: a request to load the dishwasher. A simple task, one might think, requiring little more than a modest grasp of spatial awareness and a vague sense of cleanliness. Yet in the hands of my teenage son, this task transforms into a performance art piece, a chaotic collage of misaligned plates, teetering glasses, and bowls precariously stacked in ways that defy the laws of…

[diaryformybeloved]

It's -3 and freezing

Frosty weather matches frosty behaviour. Christmas should be a time for family love.

[pacificpulseplus]

Black-ish - Season 4

[chromieclipse]

SEE now you got me wondering what Kris and Susie first kiss would be like 👀👀

You weren't the only one, Anon. Luckily, this popped into my head. I had a bit more dialogue in the concept I made originally but... I think this is good for getting the idea across.

I am not immune to the angst demons.