[jewayne]

> Many of the parents I know are deeply and profoundly unhappy.

As a childless person, I believe this is a societal problem, not a biological one. We've broken apart the tribe and made just two people (at most) responsible for most of child rearing. And worse, we pretend the parents are directly responsible for a child's safety and development at all times, even though we all know some kids are just way easier or harder to raise, right out of the box.

[grvdrm]

Smart take. Parenting used to be more communal in some ways. Now it's up to two (maybe) working parents to deal with kids.

43-yr-old parent of 2. I love them. They're amazing. But there are so many challenging moments. So many.

In those deep/profound moments of stress, I try to remind myself that the only thing I really need to do is stay calm. Allowed to have emotions, course.

But to execute some level of calm really helps resolve so much of what you experience.