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The hustle that is parenthood
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this post was submitted on 14 Aug 2026
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But...it's not a break. It's because you have to take care of your child while you would really like to have some time just for yourself...like at work. Such a calm and relaxing environment. No you have to take your child from daycare, deal with it's tantrums, prepare food, clean the kitchen, somehow bring your child to sleep and then, finally! If you are lucky you might have 1 hour free time before you fall asleep on the couch. Oh wait! What about the laundry? And shouldn't you take a shower again? You don't even remember when was the last time you showered. Time flies by so fast. Anyways you wake up at 3 am because your child is puking.
Trust me, with children you don't "take breaks" from work. Work is the break.
Its time away from your employers needs.
How you choose to spend it is ykur call.
But lemme guess "having children is the most rewarding thing in life". In this day and age if you don't know that's what comes with having kids, you aren't smart enough to have kids. Unfortunately for those of us who consciously decide to avoid all that shit, we are forced to pick up the slack because you made a choice without understanding the consequences.
Further, this is the childfree comm. Don't like getting called out, ignore the fucking comm or block it.
I think someone missed the point (i agree with you, of course)