Does anyone else feel that reading MN has actually made them a WORSE parent in some respects?

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I have been lurking and posting sporadically on here since 2004 and have gradually come to the conclusion that MN and the wider media has made me a worse parent .

I am losing my ability to assess risk because my head is now filled with the knowledge of all the things that could happen.

Everything seems preventable. If my kids have problems or misbehave, I could and should have stopped them.

My sense of perspective is shot to pieces.

I have no confidence in my own parenting and constantly look to see what others are/have done.

Does anyone else feel this way? I love MN and I have learnt so much from it but I'm seriously considering calling it a day. Fwiw, I used to be a pretty laid back, confident and relatively worry-free parent but I spend so much of my days fretting now .

I'm taking a chance posting in AIBU because I'm genuinely interested to see if I am, but please be gentle

Bear in mind that your DCs only want you. Even those who think they have all the answers can get it wrong. I know of someone who makes their living out of being a mother and yet outsiders think that her DH handles the DCs much better than she does. I would actually find her a pretty scary mum!