Kinder: Warum verstehen Oma und Opa unsere Müdigkeit nicht?
Kinder großzuziehen, war früher sicher auch anstrengend. Aber heutzutage beschweren sich die Eltern immerzu. Zu Recht?
My partner and I enjoyed a dinner at a restaurant with his parents, leaving our son with his grandmother. It felt like "outings" we used to have, albeit with more tired eyes. I see it as perfectly normal for parents of infants to be constantly exhausted. However, my stepfather seemed oblivious to this. "I can't even remember how exhausting that must have been," he remarked.
He likely never felt particularly drained. Following this, he lectured us on potential nutrient deficiencies and suggested we consume liver extract. He claimed that this was likely the cause of our fatigue. In my opinion, it's not surprising that a man in his late seventies cannot recall the exhaustion he experienced during his son's early years, as he possibly never felt it.
For him, the birth of his grandson did not bring significant changes. He continued working, returned home, bathed his grandson, and went to sleep.
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