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Anyone feel like parenting breeds fakedom?

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Fran1001 · 01/06/2021 16:01

Does anyone else feel that parenting makes many people put on a bit of a fake show? I am happy in my life and wouldn’t change anything but life is much tougher with children than it was before them. The thing is most people around me don’t seem to be saying this. Although I found most friends to be really open about life difficulties pre children now nobody seems to talk about them. Most mums I know seem super happy all the time, never complaining or showing any sign of being anything other than blissfully happy. I wonder is it me who doesn’t enjoy motherhood as much as I should? Or do others find it tough and pretend not to? If so why? What would be the reason for putting on a front? Any ideas?

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MrsTophamHat · 01/06/2021 16:06

I've not found this to be the case. Most other parents I have met are quite open about the drudgery that parenting often entails. That's not to say that they don't like being parents, but those funny, happy, cute moments are interspersed with frustrating, angry, exhausting, mind numbing periods as well, and i've found that those are the things people talk about and share funny stories about.

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