Parent fails
Mothers and fathers talk about their misfortunes
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Life doesn’t always run smoothly – especially not in everyday family life. Here parents tell which buck they have shot before.
Hands up, who has thought more than once in the last four weeks: Oh man what kind of mother am I? Or: What kind of father am i? You can be sure: this thought is quite normal and we regularly get caught up in something when something has not gone so well. It’s not embarrassing or a real sign that you are not a good parent. Being aware of your mistakes and carelessness actually makes you the opposite. Because it shows: Your mother or father role is important to you and you always want to give your best to give your children a loving, safe everyday family life full of beautiful moments
So take off your perfection glasses and put your hand on your heart: When, in your opinion, did you really “screw up” with your children? The users: inside the Urbia forum exchanged ideas about it and gave each other the feeling: Failure is fine! Learn from your mistakes, but don’t question your abilities as a mother or father. Because you are great!
I’ve shot this buck before
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A user says that he / she kept the follow-on milk for the baby in the bottle for much longer than recommended. He / she skipped the notice.
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Another parent gave the daughter loads of yogurt rice cakes to help her gain weight. Until he looked at the list of ingredients and realized: The yoghurt on the waffles is made of chocolate!
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Someone else tells of the embarrassing moment when the pediatrician looks into the child’s mouth and fishes out a piece of packaging film from the vitamin tablets.
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One user reports that he / she forgot to buckle the child into the bicycle seat and wondered why it was so agile while driving.
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What happens if the baby bottle is not rinsed out sufficiently? That’s right, dish soap foams out of the baby’s mouth. Fortunately, nothing more happened!
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Next story: A parent almost forgot their child in the shopping cart once.
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Something similar happened to a father who put the baby seat and child under a table at a flea market – and forgot.
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One parent says that he let his son cut a bow and that he had to learn it again in 4th grade.
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Rammed the elbow in the face of the child when giving a bottle – this happened to a user.
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A grandmother says that she likes to use expletives in the car – luckily, her grandchild didn’t do any of that.
And, did you find yourself in one or the other story? It would only be too human. Perhaps you have had a completely different experience that you want to share with the community. Or what do you think of the following idea for the next family visit: Ask your parents directly about everything that happened to them in everyday family life in the past. You are sure to hear the wildest stories from them and then think: Well, if that happened to MAMA or DAPA yourself …
Do you want to exchange ideas with other mothers or fathers? Then take a look at them too Urbia community. There, users not only discuss parent failures, but also all kinds of topics relating to pregnancy, upbringing and everyday family life.