I constantly have the feeling that my 10 year old son is more experienced at being a 10 year old than I am at being the parent of one.
Show this thread
Kids think their parents are experts, but in many respects they're complete noobs. If you're the oldest child, you're probably the first n-year old your parents have ever had to deal with.
-
-
-
So much so that I *almost* believe his claims that "everyone" is allowed to play Fortnite. But not quite.
Show this thread
End of conversation
New conversation -
-
-
What’s remarkable is how different each of the siblings have been as the years progress. There are some similarities but it feels often times like every year is novel.
-
Yes! So you end up feeling like a noob with the second child too. Oy.
End of conversation
New conversation -
-
-
One of the great reoccurring disappointments of growing up is realizing the people we looked up to and taken as authorities didn't know much of what they were doing; and made lots of mistakes.
-
Disappointment or relief? If all of the adults were as mature and smart as I thought they were growing up then I would probably feel pretty inadequate in comparison.
- Show replies
New conversation -
-
-
true, as children N+m will later attest. To your face. Hopefully with a chuckle.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
-
-
Given the lack of repetition, can anyone really become an expert at parenting then?
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
-
-
Kids are finely tuned evolutionary machines designed solely to optimize their own objective function over time (often years) by probing and testing parental defenses. Parents have n objective functions (bills, job, dinner), only one of which is child rearing. We're doomed.
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
-
-
Kids are grown ups in smaller bodies while adults often are just kids in grown up bodies.
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.