Soldato
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Something which has really irritated me lately is a particular set of friends, one couple actually, who are extremely smug about their parenting, I can list some points out that may help with the stereotype;
1) One is a breastfeeding warrior, the type that if you don't breastfeed, you are wrong, and breastfeeds til the kids are about 3, sometimes longer (!)
2) The other, is a dad who does the minimum, you know the type, walks in from work, customary 5 minute sit with the kids, before having dinner served, then the kids taken upstairs by the partner, and put to bed, to which they then watch marathon amounts of TV / Netflix etc etc rinse and repeat daily.
Obviously each to their own, but when they tell you you are 'under the thumb' when you question how they manage to play on their consoles during the day in a weekend with 2 young children around, or how they manage to watch so much tv, and they simply say ' we have a schedule, kids do what they are told' whilst in principle it's a great idea... How many parents can honestly say that would work? Whilst their kids are still young (1 + 5) and both girls (I have boys, maybe they are harder!)I must admit I am really looking forward to when his children decide to not just follow the 'schedule' and raise havoc so I can say 'told you so'
Worse still, said male parent cheated on the other half when the baby was only a few months old for several months
1) One is a breastfeeding warrior, the type that if you don't breastfeed, you are wrong, and breastfeeds til the kids are about 3, sometimes longer (!)
2) The other, is a dad who does the minimum, you know the type, walks in from work, customary 5 minute sit with the kids, before having dinner served, then the kids taken upstairs by the partner, and put to bed, to which they then watch marathon amounts of TV / Netflix etc etc rinse and repeat daily.
Obviously each to their own, but when they tell you you are 'under the thumb' when you question how they manage to play on their consoles during the day in a weekend with 2 young children around, or how they manage to watch so much tv, and they simply say ' we have a schedule, kids do what they are told' whilst in principle it's a great idea... How many parents can honestly say that would work? Whilst their kids are still young (1 + 5) and both girls (I have boys, maybe they are harder!)I must admit I am really looking forward to when his children decide to not just follow the 'schedule' and raise havoc so I can say 'told you so'
Worse still, said male parent cheated on the other half when the baby was only a few months old for several months
