Video was intended to be a humorous exaggeration of a real phenom (that working parents with toddlers have very little time for a social life) for comedic effect.
Getting upset about it enough to pit it? That’s crazy-land.
What’s funny is that people don’t realize that it’s not that parents don’t have time for friends… it’s that they don’t have time for YOU. Parents make time for the people they really like to spend time with.
Sometimes yes, and sometimes no. A lot of times kids and parents are both on a schedule. Schedules and routines can help keep chaos down to a minimum. If this is what works for people, then deviations from the schedule can have a big impact. And while parents of young children at gatherings may have a good time, it’s the aftermath that can be the hardest part. Sometimes those ripples could last days - so each outing you have to decide if it’s worth it to endure that. A lot of times it’s not.
Leaffan, pulykamell, Malthus: my apologies if I sounded judgmental. I didn’t mean to. Different strokes and all that. Y’all feel free to find her as hot as you find her.
You were a “crotch spawn” at one point too. You may not realize it, but you have the benefit of making posts because someone prioritized you in their life.
Decent parents take care of their kids and don’t shuffle them off to a baby sitter as often as they can. No one will care for your kids like you will, like it or not. It’s a shame we don’t have more parents willing to forgo their social lives to fulfill their responsibilities as parents.
Instead they shove em off on society and then balk when they become little monsters and exclaim “I don’t know what happened! The babysitter said he used to be such a nice boy!”
I think he’s referring to the fact that “decent parents who take care of their kids” and “parents who ship them off to a babysitter as often as they can” are two extremes on a continuum and that the middle ground is the much more common experience …decent parents who take care of their kids but every now and then need a babysitter.
I’ve known my best friend since grade 5 (that’s 36 years for those who are counting) and we’ve never gone more than a few weeks without touching base—and that was when we were living on different sides of the country. I also have several friends I’ve known since 1986 when my family moved back to Calgary. Again, we’ve not gone years without speaking because, IME, friends don’t fuck off and ignore each other for years at a time. Your mileage obviously varies.
Child-free people do actually get this. It’s the sanctimonous, “We have far more important things to do than anything you’ll ever get involved in and therefore haven’t got the time to spend with anyone but our precious, screaming brood” attitude of so many parents that gets my goat. Those people can fuck right off.
There’s really no honor in declaring yourself a martyr because you’ve done what 7 billion other people have done throughout history. Having a baby doesn’t make you special. In fact, it’s the exact opposite; it makes you average.
Parents who want to spend their time exclusively with like-minded parents and don’t want to spend time with me are no loss whatsoever. Chances are, I wasn’t hanging around with people so myopic to begin with, so I certainly won’t lose any sleep by not being around them in the future. But they can also shove their campaign for sainthood right up their ass 'cuz I’m really not interested.
This really gets to the heart of the matter. The parents who act as if there is only a single priority in their lives and that there is no way they could ever abandon their kids for even half a second are completely missing the point. It’s not a black-or-white situation and acting like it is—usually to generate sympathy—is just the rantings of an asshole.
Um, did you actually watch the video? It’s intended to be a mildly humourous exaggeration, supposed to elicit a weary “heh” from those who have had the experience of being tired working parents of babies and toddlers.
No “martyrdom”. No “sainthood”.
These effusions - from the OP, from you - are like a bunch of child-free Don Quixotes tilting at windmills. Find a proper target for your outrage, because right now, responding with such venom to something so very innocuous makes you look mildly deranged.
Yeah, I bet sleeping keeps her busy, too. If she wasn’t busy sleeping she’d have plenty of time to hang out, yet she blames it all on her kids.:dubious:
Childless person: works. Mom: works.
Childless person: sleeps. Mom: sleeps.
Childless person: hangs out with friends a lot. Mom: takes care of kids a lot.
