• artifex@piefed.zipEnglish
    40·
    2 days ago

    Having just dropped a kid off at college, I will tell you: the platitudes you’ve heard from others the whole time you’ve been a parent are all correct. It DOES go fast. They ARE the best times. You WILL look back on them fondly.

    • Skullgrid@lemmy.world
      4·
      20 hours ago

      it certainly doesn’t feel like that when you’re the only one establishing boundries and they are toilet training and not letting you know when they need to go or they soiled themselves.

      any advice is welcome, 3 yo, opposite gender child

      • WhyIHateTheInternet@lemmy.world
        11·
        2 days ago

        It accelerates. Mine just started middle school and I’m glad I’m like the other guy up there. She can and will tell me anything and I’m grateful because in about 34 minutes she will be all grown up and moved out.