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Finish the sentence: I love my kids but..... (feddit.uk)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Having a rough morning fellas. The lil'one has been up since 6 and to be frank, won't stop. The eldest is finally at school but even that was a nightmare.

So in this brief moment of respite I thought this might be a handy way of relieving a little stress; a pressure valve if you will.

Finish the sentence:

'I love my kids but....'

*This is a safe space. Feel free to vent

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago (1 children)

A kid with ADHD is harder than I thought possible. I was not ready for how good of a person I needed to become to make this work. Even my own parents are in awe of how patient I am, but it's never enough.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

its a weird thing to talk about, because so many times i tried to confide in other parents, and every single time i just get "oh it sounds like a normal toddler" no matter how much contextualizing i could try. youre the first person who is not my wife whose heard the story and hasnt had that reaction, so thank you.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

Same page. What did the trick for one of my parents was to have them over for a few weeks and let them manage the kiddo on their own a few times. That's when they changed their tune and started to admit it's not nothing.