Someone please remind me what the fuck the point is of Parenthood is, I am tapped out every fucking day. My son is almost 3

Idk what to tell you because I haven’t had my baby yet… I know it’s hard, find support, find friends that are in similar stages, take your baby to activities like at the ymca or something to be able to catch your breath. Or as for help. Sending prayers 💕

It is hard. Toddlerhood is a whole new hurdle. The good news is, the terrible twos are almost over. This time is short, but you will always, ALWAYS have them for family.

I’m so sorry it’s the age the 2s were the hardest for me too i promise it gets better just stay consistent and firm when you tell them no and have correlated consequences that you never let up on and they’ll eventually stop testing you when theyre confident they’ll know they won’t be able to walk all over you it gets better i promise

You need a mommy’s day out! Have someone watch him and have a full day to yourself to do whatever you want!! Schedule it today!

You need a break mama. I have the easiest toddler ever and I STILL need my small daily and big weekly breaks. Mama hood is tough regardless but wow I salute those w hard kids and no breaks. Are you single do you have a partner can you ask him to watch over the toddler while you duck out and fill your cup whatever means you can. I have my dance lesson tonight which for me is what keeps my sanity

Aww momma! Some days seem so mundane! But trust, your little one looks forward to you every single day! And bc of that, you do need your own cup filled! I do pray you have someone that can at least every once in a while give you a hug and a break. And find those quiet moments for yourself during the day and not just late nights.. Much love to you 🫶🏽❤️💐

Moms PLEASE TALK ABOUT THREENAGER PHASE PLEASE CUZ THAT'S THE ONE THAT'S GOING TO KILL ME AND I'M ENTERING IT NOW!! LOVE HIM TO BITS AND HE IS ABSOLUTELY ADORABLE AND I STILL TRY TO GRAB MY CAMERA AND AUDIO JUST TO RECORD HIS SWEET LITTLE VOICE BUT JESUS CHRIST ARE THEY INSANE RIGHT NOW THEY ARE LITTLE DEVILS

BTW I LOVE ALL YOU MOMS. TY FOR TAKING THE TIME TO RESPOND TO ME

Sometimes I think the point in the super fucking hard times is my own self development.

Yes, our children rely on us to guide and develop them. At the same time, they have the insane ability to help transform us into the most patient, capable, and adaptive versions of ourselves.

So even when it’s a constant grinding never ending pile of work, just doing the damn thing makes me a better person. Because it makes me proud of myself.

I hope things start looking up. ❤️

It's all temporary, one day this will be over and you'll miss it , you never know the last holding hands the last story the last snuggle they grow fast. 3 is a rough age! They test every limit!

It builds the kind of patience and empathy we need to survive as a society and a species. The pain is temporary, but the lessons are lifelong. Thank you for going through it for the good of us all. Happy to trade ridiculous kid stories sometime, lol 😆

Hii is there a place outside the house you can take to let your son play and you just sit back? Library? Mall indoor playground?

put him in the tub to play

I found myself feeling very overwhelmed the past few months and had to recollect myself it wasn’t easy

Toddlers are insanely difficult, even for someone who "deals with" (for lack of a better word) them all the time as a preschool/daycare teacher. Their little brains are learning so much, and it's hard to keep their body and mind still/slow for any amount of time. The biggest piece of advice I can offer is give him something to direct that energy towards that's more bearable for you. Any sort of activity or LOW MESS craft to fill the day between sleeping and eating will help the day go by so much smoother and faster. If you want to DM, I can give you a list of ideas after getting to know more about your son and what may work best for him to give you more positive quality time. If you don't want to do that, though, I recommend going on pinterest and looking up "activities for toddlers". There is so much inspiration to pull from there.

This is a super tough age range for many people (myself included). I've always said some people are MEANT to be toddler parents/teachers, but it's okay if you thrive elsewhere :)

I literally rolled out a children's map of the world to put on the wall which is the wall that I switched things up for him either it's a doodle wall or it's a Velcro farm thing and now it's a children's map of the world and it worked for all of 20 minutes

Your comment about the world map... The main thing I see here that could be improved is how you possibly interract with him with this activity. It's all about extending what you already have. You can talk about the different countries in basic terms (i.e. This is africa! It's soooo hot. This is Canada. It's so COLD here. And THIS is where WE are!) If you have family in different countries, you can point those out. Also do your own little bit of learning while youre there. See what the main animals in each area are. Is there a cool fact about some of the places? Does he usually like things about fish? You could take about the ocean and the sharks in it instead, pretend to have a fin on your head, and tickle him like a shark bite. You could even get a bin of animals to put by the map so he can pick them out and you can talk about where they come from while pointing it out. Or reverse it where he points somewhere and you can pick an animal from the bin that would be there.

Whatever you can do to keep the conversation going so he isnt just looking at this thing with potential with no clue what to do with it.

Also, make sure the map is meant for kids. Simple details, bright colors.

Trust me I've been through this many times. You'll survive!! I'm a mom to 9 kids . We can get through anything lol

🥸 incognito...ya it's chaos 🤣