Modern parents have been sold the idea that kids are the tried and true pathway to perfect happiness. But it turns out, there are a lot of bumps on the way to bliss. More than ever, parents are feeling like they have been sold a bad bill of goods.

Today on Impolite Society, we’re exploring the myth of joyful parenting, the enormous pressure parents are under, and the very real risks of parental burnout. All this to answer the rude question, is it normal to hate your kids? 

That’s what you're in for today, on Impolite Society.

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SOURCES:

https://www.apa.org/monitor/2021/10/cover-parental-burnout 

https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/infant-and-toddler-health/expert-answers/terrible-twos/faq-20058314 

https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/childdevelopment/positiveparenting/toddlers.html 

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0006322310001204 

https://kids.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frym.2016.00016 

https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2013/10/08/parents-time-with-kids-more-rewarding-than-paid-work-and-more-exhausting/ 

https://jenniferfulwiler.com/2013/12/why-im-going-to-keep-letting-santa-and-the-tooth-fairy-ruin-my-life/ 

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/2167702619858430 

https://www.apa.org/monitor/2021/10/cover-parental-burnout#:~:text=Because%20burned%2Dout%20parents%20often,6%2C%202019). 

https://www.regain.us/advice/family/i-hate-my-kids-the-struggles-of-parenting/ 

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-human-experience/201510/8-reasons-parents-fail-love-their-kids 

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