#parenting angst

[lady-divine-writes]

So, I just threw an expletive laced tantrum in my kitchen about my mother, completely forgetting my daughter's teacher could totally hear us online. Now excuse me as I dig a giant hole under the patio and bury myself in it...

[lady-divine-writes]

I was brushing the Duchess’s teeth when one of her bottom teeth fell out ... and then she swallowed it xD

[lady-divine-writes]

People have to stop dumping their kids off on strangers to babysit!!

I consider myself a patient human being, but to be honest, I am a lousy babysitter. Every morning that I wake up and my kids are breathing, I cheer a little. When I am out and about with my kids, my total focus is on them. I have no more focus to spend on anyone else!! When I’m at the doctor’s office with my kids, it’s because they’re sick. I need to pay attention to them. I don’t have attention to spare. When I’m at the supermarket, I’m stressed trying to keep myself under budget. I can’t wrangle your kid cuz you dropped them in the toy aisle and split. And when I’m at the skating rink watching my daughter skate, just cuz I’m sitting in one spot is not an invitation for you to leave your kid in my care. 

People with kids - stop it stop it stop it! You are putting way too much faith in a woman who, for the most part, hates kids except for her own!! I know it takes a village. I truly do. But in my village, I’m the crazy snake lady, so don’t leave your kids with me!!

[aeiou]

tfw you realize that because you’re sharing one spotify account your daughters can see you’ve been listening to a podcast about coming out as a lesbian later in life (or really anything you listen to…) and you can’t understand why that fact had never crossed your mind before despite knowing that you can see what they’ve recently played…

[mademoisellesarcasme]

parenting a n g s t below the cut

Look, I know my insecurity radiates off me like the beacons of Gondor, but I don't really trust anyone who's not spending actual significant time with me and my family to tell me I'm doing a Great Job parenting. You don't really see much of my life?

I'm also, you know, terrified that a Great Job means I'm raising an obedient daughter? (she's one. This is paranoia speaking. She responds to cues and has conversations because that's what communication is. but I'm still going in crabby mental circles about it.)

... yes, this is about my in-laws trying to be reassuring. And I really don't solicit it.

[aeiou]

can you even call it a virtual school day if someone isn’t yelling or crying before noon?

[aeiou]

pretty sure it’s depression talking but i’m also pretty sure i’m doing something terribly wrong parenting-wise but i know i wouldn’t be able to hear it without wanting to give up on life completely and that’s how i know it’s the depression talking so how the hell do i tell it to shut up...

[aeiou]

I don’t feel comfortable talking to my parenting peers about parenting because they have weird views on youtube and lol dolls and the ice cream truck and I don’t know if I can trust their judgment about stuff I might need assistance with.