[Two Fivenagame]

New Dad story time.
Grabbing drinks with my old pal just after I had my first child who was colic. He asked how life was now that I was a dad. I tried so hard to answer him the way you're supposed to - it's amazing, children are a blessing, best thing I ever did.... But I slowly broke down and absolutely unloaded my frustration on him. I told him I felt completely useless as a parent. I felt disconnected from my child and a growing sense of loathing and regret. I hated every minute of fatherhood and made a huge mistake I can't take back.
Turns out he knew he was about to have his first kid as well and he really appreciated my honesty. He said it made him feel better because no one was ever honest with him about parenting.

In my opinion, the absolute worst thing about parenting these days is the quick and easy access to parenting advice. Every parent can be a child development expert these days just by following pod casts etc. And I think it just places far, far too much pressure on new parents to be perfect.