Disclosure: As a member of Netflix’s Stream Team, I get access to crazy/lovely streaming knowledge and goodies in exchange for my unabashed adoration of all things Netflix- but, as always, all thoughts, opinions, and animation gratitude are entirely my own.
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No one ever said being a parent was easy. (In fact, not a day goes by where people don’t stop me on the street to inform me how hard parenting actually is. THANKS FOR THE TIP, I tell them as I drag three children and enough gear to trek Mount Everest across the street.)
And it is hard, from the middle of the night diapering to the squeamishness of the first loose tooth. (Related: Nora just lost her first tooth last night and I was wholly unprepared for the feelings I felt. She’s so little! That TOOTH is so little! Can I be done touching the tooth, now? Can I hold Nora for the rest of the night? This is going to get expensive!)
Buuuuuudddddddddy.
I’ve heard it gets harder from there. Even kindergarten isn’t the easy breezy parental stroll I (hilariously) thought it’d be. There’s bullying in the form of Line Leader shoves and no-so-thinly veiled lunchroom seating demands. There’s pressure to exclaim whom you’re in love with (…what?!) and heartbreaking goals of overcoming stage fright to then maybe decide to someday learn to dance so one could eventually be in a show that people might even watch.
You could say that our current set of kindergarten problems revolve around finding (and keeping) your voice, asserting space, and- hopefully, hopefully- deciding to step outside of the comfort zone.
Did you know that My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Strawberry Shortcake and yes, even Scooby Doo all have episodes concerning standing up for yourself, your friends, your goals and yes, even your snacks? (Suzy- “Those guys sure are hungry all the time.”)
Now, I’m not saying that my streaming habits are a better parent than I am. But I’m also not saying that positive reinforcements of the things I say/nag all day long aren’t ridiculously helpful. And it’s great to know that that resource is there for my firstborn’s particular set of confidence issues.
Because my next kid…whoo boy.
Don’t fret for her, though. Right now she’s taking advice from her current spirit animals-
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