Parents Discuss Times People Without Kids Had No Idea What They Were Talking About

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Mayarey
Mar 7, 2021 6:00 PM EST

Being a parent comes with a lot of knowledge. It's not a job for everyone. It's not even really a job since you don't make any kind of profit. However, from what I've gathered once you're a parent you begin to see things differently, suddenly you are bombarded with so much new information and a completely different lifestyle. It also looks extremely difficult but it must be worth it since so many people keep doing it, literally every day.

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    Rectangle - Posted by u/Dosed123 2 months ago 1.7k Funniest things childfree people have told you about their idea of parenting? Humour
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    Reddit user u/Dosed123 asked fellow parents to share the funniest things people without children, or as he calls them, "childfree people," have told them about what they think parenting really consists of. I guess it's a common thing that people without kids love to give advice to people with kids. I'm intrigued.

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    Font - Ihaveaboobybaby 2 months ago I was getting a passport when my daughter was 3 weeks old. I was getting one for her too, and the man said that I couldn't hold her, that she needed to sit up on her own. Mind you, my baby was also a month early and at 3 weeks she weighed 6 pounds and was 18 inches. He literally argued with me that I couldn't hold her for the picture, and stormed off to get a manager. How the heck is a preemie 3 week old going to sit up for her pictures ??
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    Your three-week-old can't stand up on her own? Pffft I was standing by 72 hours. But seriously, how do these people think someone who just learned how to open their eyes has the motor skills to stand up. If I was the mom I don't think I would have her patience.

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    Font - Chapnau 2 months ago I foolishly thought I'd have all this free time during my mat leave year with my first child, and at one point even suggested to my husband that if we were ever to get a puppy, that would be the time because I'd be home to train it! (I've never owned a dog, so this was a double whammy of child and canine blissful ignorance.) 1.2k Reply Give Award Share Report Save
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    Font - Minxmallow 2 months ago While I was pregnant I was spending some time with a friend who had no children yet. At one point I realised my baby hadn't moved as much as normal and I voiced my concerns to my friend saying I might need to go and get checked over. She said "Can't you just tell the baby to move with your mind?"... Like she thought babies and mothers are somehow telepathically linked and genuinely thought that I could make that happen. I couldn't help but burst into laughter and t
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    Dress - Poekienijn 2 months ago When I was pregnant I couldn't sleep wel because every position was uncomfortable (I also have artritis). A friend said: "You probably cannot wait to give birth so you can catch up on some sleep!"
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    Organism - BeardedBaldMan Toddler wrangler 2 months ago We were convinced that having a baby would have no significant impact on our ability to do things. So at seven weeks old when we got a message a relative was in our city for one night we said "sure we'd love to meet for dinner" and commited to a one hour train journey in each direction and dinner. We got home at ten pm exhausted and saying "never again". The meal was wonderful but the trip home was exhausting
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    Rectangle - Daddywags42 2 months ago My favorite is always "when we have kids it won't change our lifestyle at all. We will just bring the kids wherever we go." Hahahahaha!
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    Font - ada_grace_1010 2 months ago My favorite is one said by my husband. When my daughter was born, I worked part time from home. As she got older and more mobile (around 5-6 months), it got so much harder to work, since sometimes I had to be on conference calls and try to entertain her at the same time. My husband said "don't worry, it'll get easier when she's around 12 months old and you can just sit her down for an hour or two with a coloring book." She's 3 now, and I remind him of that comm
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    Rectangle - momhh434444 2 months ago My sister, who has no children, visited once and scolded me for letting my children take the couch cushions off the couch and make a fort. I was thinking..seriously? That is like the last thing I am worried about having 3 kids under 7. 626 , Reply Give Award Share Report Save
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    Font - Life_with_lemonz 2 months ago This one was from my ex who I should have know would be a terrible parent. In the hospital, I just had a baby and was struggling to breast feed. I went to the washroom and when I came out my ex was feeding my newborn applesauce. FREAKING APPLESAUCE. She was only hours old and 4 weeks premature. Also he told me that I needed to wait for my 5 month old to calm down and self sooth before I fed her her bottle because when a baby cries when they are hungry that's
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    Font - mmathis00 2 months ago I could never understand why parents had to plan around baby's naps. Like, can't an occasional nap be skipped? Fast forward 5 years and two children later and I now know that's it's because if you don't, all hell will break loose half way through your "fun" outing and everyone will suffer and you'll think, "I should have just let the damn baby nap" e
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    Human body - Trepidatious681 2 months ago When I was pregnant and picking out bouncers my husband asked "is this really necessary? Why can't we just put the baby in a chair?"
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    Human body - InannasPocket 2 months ago "It'll be fun, you can just get a babysitter!" Yeah, let me get right on finding a babysitter on 3 hours notice so I can leave my bottle- refusnik 2 month old baby to come to a concert that starts at 11pm.
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    Rectangle - anjubsm 2 months ago One of my relatives was always getting offended when she would call my baby to come to her and always get offended that the baby was ignoring her. The baby was 10mo., barely started walking at that point. I told my relative, "she barely knows that she is a person and has legs, she's not exactly choosing where she is stumbling to."
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    Font - gaychitect 2 months ago I always love it when people suggest something that boils down to "just try and reason with them". I'm like, there's no point in trying to make any kind of rational argument with a young kid, especially one that is in the middle of a tantrum. Kids have big emotions over things that to an adult seem silly, but to them, it's huge. You gotta wait it out. They'll tire themselves out and when they do, you can have a little chat with them and ask them "do you think that
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    Font - Scotchula 2 months ago A thing I said before I had kids. "I feel like parenting is easier than most people make it out to be." Said to my old boss with 2 kids. She laughed so hard she almost peed herself and then put that quote on her bulletin board to remind me when I had kids. 73 Reply Give Award Share Report Save
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    Human body - Ninotchk 2 months ago Someone I know suggested doing using maternity leave to do your masters. ↑ 137 Reply Give Award Share Report Save
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    Human body - Trepidatious681 2 months ago When I was pregnant and picking out bouncers my husband asked "is this really necessary? Why can't we just put the baby in a chair?"
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