Parental stories that show kids aren’t always pretty, but they do require a lot of work.
Being a parent is probably the hardest job in the world, and you have to do it all the time for a long time. Some people, though, think that being a parent is easy: just cook meals, read bedtime stories, go for walks in the park, and play games with your child. But things are very different in real life, and when a family has a child, everything changes.

“My wife wanted us to have another child. I was against it. I work alone. I want to buy a new car and take my family on vacation. She stopped taking her pills in secret, and one day she told me with joy that she was pregnant.
“When the baby is born, you’ll change your mind and become a happy dad,” she said, and that was the last straw. I quit and asked for a divorce. I will never go into a house where no one cares what I think.” What I Heard/Ideer+

“I have one child by myself. “Where do babies come from?” my daughter asked me one time. I don’t like lying to my daughter, so I looked for a book for kids that talks about it. We really talked about it when we sat down.
A boy in the first grade told her that kids live in cabbage. My daughter, on the other hand, told him everything she knew. The boy’s parents called me the next day and asked, “How come your 7-year-old knows these things?” It’s not right.
They told me they would call child protective services and the police if I didn’t stop. I told them I would share the recording of our conversation in the parents’ group. I also told the teacher so that no one would be upset. She stood by me. At least teachers can think critically, which is a good thing.” What I Heard/VK

“A daughter of distant relatives of mine could go two or three days without eating as a child if her parents wouldn’t give in to some of her wants. They didn’t try to find a middle ground; instead, they waited until the girl was hungry enough to eat some soup. But the same thing happened over and over because they kept spoiling the girl and giving in to some of her whims. This went away in the end, but she learned new, more sophisticated ways to manipulate him, like running away.” Singing Coon / ADME

“My friend has been married for five years. Her husband told her all of a sudden, “Let’s have a baby.” “Will you help me with the baby?” she asked him. Whenever? Are you ready to deal with my hormone changes? Could you work for both of us? What if the kid gets sick?”
He quickly stopped them from talking and told them, “You’re sick.” Radostnya ou Pikabu

“People who say that my older daughter takes care of my younger daughter make me mad. My 15-year-old daughter knows very well that we have a limited budget. She knows all of our necessary costs. She knows how much money is left over to spend on fun things and go shopping.
The younger daughter can be picked up by a neighbor, but we’ll have to pay her, which means my daughter won’t have enough money for a new phone. You could stay home and order food, but then you wouldn’t have any money for shopping. My daughter knows why and how she needs to help me because we talk a lot.” Overheard or Idear

“There’s still a week until I can leave the hospital with my daughter. Our son is with my wife at home. The daughter listens to me, so this is the second time I’ve had to do this. It’s easier for me to carry her. What do you think? Is it the same for you: one week of daily care and two weeks at home sick? This is how we’ve lived for two years.” It’s 59Block or Pikabu.

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