To think some people exaggerate how tired they are as parents?

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ThatMellowGreenFatball · 09/11/2024 16:39

Yes, raising kids is hard, but sometimes it seems like people milk the ‘tired parent’ angle for sympathy. AIBU to think they overstate it?

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Hatty65 · 09/11/2024 16:47

I'm pretty sure 'some people' exaggerate everything in life. I had kids who slept (mostly) and I was still knackered. I can feel a bit of sympathy still for those parents who are on their knees with kids who don't sleep through the night without starting a sneery thread.

Weird post.

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ThatMellowGreenFatball · 09/11/2024 16:46

PeloMom · 09/11/2024 16:41

Tell me you don’t have kids without telling me you don’t have kids🤦🏻‍♀️

Tell me you’re missing the point without telling me you’re missing the point. 🤷🏻‍♀️

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KezzaMucklowe · 09/11/2024 16:45

I thought most people were tired in the first few years....what with the lack of sleep.

FeelingSoOverwhelmed · 09/11/2024 16:45

Everyone's different, and has different sets of circumstances and support. For some parents, life is exhausting.
Your post seems kind of mean spirited tbh.

KezzaMucklowe · 09/11/2024 16:44

Nope, I had twins who both had reflux and colic.
I was so so tired.
I didn't expect sympathy though just coffee.

HappyNewYear2027 · 09/11/2024 16:43

Some people might do, some people are genuinely exhausted constantly, whether that's mentally or physically

ChangingChangingMe · 09/11/2024 16:41

Sometimes it seems like people start topics in AIBU just because they fancy a fight…

PeloMom · 09/11/2024 16:41

Tell me you don’t have kids without telling me you don’t have kids🤦🏻‍♀️

InformerYaNoSayDaddyMeSnowMeIGoBlameALickyBoom · 09/11/2024 16:41

Maybe they are just genuinely tired?

Either way, who really cares, they are clearly struggling a bit and vocalising it.

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