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[quote=Anonymous]So much harder, but I don’t think it’s inherent to being a parent but rather due to parenting in today’s world / parenting with my own baggage.

A few examples -

I have so much difficulty discipline my children. I’m so worried about “messing them up” the way my parents “messed me up” by simultaneously being overly strict and emotionally unavailable. The result is children who walk all over me, are unregulated and don’t do basic chores. But all the gentle parenting advice really paralyzes me, I legit am worried that if I yell at my kids I’ll ruin their lives.

The overemphasis of academics. My parents never paid attention to my schooling and it was fine - the public schools were just fine back then. Now you have to advocate for your kid at every turn and every parent seems to think their kid is a genius, it’s hard to tune that out.

People say “just get help, no big deal!” But I find managing babysitter exhausting. I do like getting away for an evening but I come home to empty pizza boxes on the countertop, a sink full of dishes and a messy house. And a babysitter expecting $25/hr for watching Netflix with my kids. [/quote]

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