• Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works
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    12 days ago

    Btw, that’s exactly the kind of Dad who would be as useless a grandfather as he was a father, when it comes to any of the hard work of parenting.

    Starting with “support your child emotionally and help them be happy.”

    But also including cleaning up messy bodily substances.

    • NelDel@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      12 days ago

      100%. Feel like my dad was only suited for raising kids until they were 10, then absolutely refused to engage with us as teenagers or even adults