I wish I had been adopted…
we need the face palm emoji @SID297I wish I was swallowed.
Is what it is though
My dad was not hard on me as a kid. But he was such a good, honest and hardworking person that you disciplined yourself because you didn’t want to disappoint him. He was effective without being unreasonable.
In my opinion I am, even to my baby that just turned 1 but I feel its a part of learning since she is my first. The oldest is a step child so parenting in a household that has structure is a chore and a half. Considering how the other "household" "parents". A good chunk of days I do see the results of that parenting pay off, others I would rather watch paint dry in an all white room honestly.
My old man drove trucks and ran his own trucking company. My mom worked as a tax preparer, as well as an accountant at a meat and seafood place in Denver. Eventually mom became stay at home, so I was mostly parented by her, when Dad was home he was working on equipment or handling drivers problems like a therapist.
I grew up in a blended household 2 brothers from 2 different dads, sister from a different mother. As the youngest I saw my older brothers f around and find out what it was like when they tested my old mans patience, especially the middle one. Same as I saw my sister test my moms patience. I stayed shy, quiet and respected both of their opinions. Granted my oldest brother turned out as great as he did, then the two middle siblings still act like middle siblings even at almost 39 and 40.
I am following this thread to see what I can gain in parenting knowledge especially with step kids