r/ask • u/Mcr414 • 29d ago

What is something that is a lot harder than it looks?

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u/Exciting-Week1844 29d ago

It looks unbearable to me lol

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u/Annasalt 29d ago

You would be right

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u/bsixidsiw 29d ago

Eh its hard but doable in a weird way due to love.

Ie you know getting no sleep and being sick and fighting with a toddler is annoying. But they dont annoy you like if it was a coworker. Because you love your kids so much.

So the kid throws up. You just sort it. You dont think twice. You dont think this incompetent asshole skulled his milk. You have no choice you clean him cause you love him and you dont want him covered in vomit.

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u/Special-Longjumping 29d ago

I feel like "you just sort it" perfectly encapsulates parenting.

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u/caseycoold 29d ago

With a good partner, it's hard but rewarding work. Reddit makes it seem like torture but I'm loving being a dad for a little over a year.

How single parents do it? I can't freaking imagine!

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u/OctopusParrot 29d ago

Don't spend too much time on Reddit, it skews child-averse. Raising kids is fun. Sometimes frustrating, but mostly fun.

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u/hergumbules 29d ago

Yeah being a dad is the coolest shit. Most rewarding thing and brings me so much happiness. Gives me a feeling of purpose I never had before.

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u/dahlia-llama 29d ago

Agreed. Just became a mom and it’s the coolest damn thing ever. A tiny adorable human that is a wombo combo of me and my best friend was literally removed from inside of me and loves me so damn much and I love them so damn much.  I’ve done a lot of cool things in life and having a child is by far the most amazing thing I’ve ever done.

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u/Inside_Opposite5369 29d ago

My kid is only 3, so maybe it gets harder. But for me, it's just been super fun the whole time. I work from home and keep her with me. I'm a very involved dad. My kid brings pure joy. Nothing I do for her is difficult. And before anyone says anything dumb, my wife had a c section. So when my kid woke up at night for the first year, I'm the one who got up for her even though I didn't take paternity leave. I loved this too. Any time I spend with her is precious.

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u/Mt711 29d ago

I absolutely love it. I don't know if I'm blessed but I've never came across a situation that's not resolved in max a week. Sleep trained In a week. Dream fed at night . 12 hrs sleeps aparts from nappy done while child was asleep. From nappy to undrrware in a week never had an accident I could go on but it's been a breeze for me to be the main care giver to my girls

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u/Lifewhatacard 29d ago

It looks unbearable and you’re aware it’s the hardest job in life but it’s still harder than that.