It’s funny that this should pop up on my news feed.

I was just literally tidying up a bomb site that my two-year-old managed to create with his toys, shoes, pillows and anything else he could get his hands on this morning as we tried to get ready for work and school.

And as I was tidying all I was thinking was, “Fuck being a parent, it’s shit.”

Then I open up Medium and the first article at the top of the page was yours.

I guess it’s not just mothers who have these thoughts of not wanting to be a parent sometimes, it also applies to fathers.

Parenting is fucking tough, it takes a shit load of patience and there are gonna be times when that patience wears thin.

I know what you mean when you say you feel guilty for having these thoughts, but doesn’t that just prove that we don’t mean them deep down and it’s more of a reaction than a feeling?

Anyway, great piece. Thanks for opening up and sharing what most other parents are thinking 😊👍.