Is It Normal to Hate Your Kids?

63 min • 2 maj 2022

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.

Email us your impolite questions at [email protected] and visit our website for info about the show and your hosts Laura and Rachel.

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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/

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