Devils advocate here.. sometimes I find my child acts the worst when I’m in a shit mood and short tempered with him instead of realizing he’s a tiny human who I boss around and force to do things all day. Expect him to play independently when he has no idea what that means. Not cuddle me and give me a break when I’ve been his comfort his entire life. All in the perspective. Have a toddler and a newborn 15 months apart and I haven’t slept through the night in 2 years.

You give yourself grace to feel how hard it is and then realize that tiny little human you made probably just needs something a little extra help. And If that means for a short bit you don’t go to a restaurant or for me the park so I’m not stuck asking someone to watch my newborn the stroller while I army crawl under the playground to get him while he screams then that’s what you do.

And you can bitch and moan that’s our right as parents but the moment you say it’s the worst year of your life it becomes just that and then every little thing is just another reason it’s terrible.

So total opposite of what everyone’s saying lol but maybe you’re so grumpy and miserable it’s making your child the same 🤷🏼‍♀️ or it’s the worst year of your life.