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Lastly: “I’m an American. Parenting here is very over-the-top, and I find it ridiculous. I know most will not agree with me, but that’s just how I feel. 🤷♀️ There’s too much ‘helicopter parenting.’ It seems like it’s really frowned upon to have a life outside of your kids, have a job, or spend even a single night away from them. Parental leave is short — too short. Mine is 16 weeks, which, for the US, is considered very good (which says a lot about our leave policies). Everything about parenting strategy is up for debate, and people have strong opinions about it. If you do something different than another parent, they might get offended and tell you how you’re going to ruin your child’s life. Not every parent is like that, but many of them are.”
“Sorry, I’m not trying to shit on the US, but parenting over here sucks sometimes. I feel like it’s a competition of some sort. I’ve found my best ‘parenting strategy’ is to just do what feels right to me and works best for our family. People might have an opinion, but at the end of the day, it’s not their family, so it’s not their business.”