Disclaimer: I’m not a parent. This post is based on my observations and interactions with my friends who are parents.
In the past few years, many of my friends have gotten married and started families of their own.
I’m extremely happy and proud of them. It is INCREDIBLY hard to be a parent.
On social media, my homepage is always flooded with cute pictures of babies. On Halloween, my friends would dress their babies in super cute costumes (For example: a sushi! Oh my goodness, I want to eat that sushi! *drools* Spicy salmon is my favourite!)
Anyhow, the point is, online, I only see the cute and happy side of being a parent.
However, when I actually hang out with my friends and their kids, I see the difficult side that social media doesn’t display.
A few weeks ago, I saw some of my friends for the first time in months. I spent the whole day with them and I got to experience what being a parent actually meant. Continue reading “Being a parent”
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