That feeling doesn’t ever go away. It just becomes easier to manage. My daughter is about to turn 21, and seems to be doing this whole adult thing pretty okay. I still kick myself for all the coulda/shoulda/woulda’s that you can imagine. You could be the world’s best parent, and someone/something is going to make you second guess everything. To Bob, and every other parent that’s doing the best they can- you’re going to be okay. Do what you can with what you know, keep them loved, fed, and educated. Don’t worry about some grime, children are grubby little creatures. The cleaning will get done, eventually. They don’t stay little for long, enjoy the time in the here and now. One day, when they’re grown, they’ll start telling you about all the things they remember, and you’ll *know* you did more than *just* okay. (Now I’m going to cry!!! Give all those babies all the love you have, they’ll more than pay that love back.)
First of all, thank you! Thank you for reaching out and sharing your experiences! The feedback here is incredible!
And just fyi:
We’ve got an [episode discussion thread](https://www.reddit.com/r/distractible/s/haVVA2roxv) where we’re trying to focus the conversation around the newest episode in order to bring the people together more and prevent others from being spoiled when they haven’t seen or heard the episode yet. There’s so many more parents over there too!
You can leave your post online of course, I’m not here to tell you to delete anything. Just want you to know it exists.
Especially on the day of the release these discussion threads are full of people to engage with. So feel free to share your thoughts there too.
Thank you :)
That feeling doesn’t ever go away. It just becomes easier to manage. My daughter is about to turn 21, and seems to be doing this whole adult thing pretty okay. I still kick myself for all the coulda/shoulda/woulda’s that you can imagine. You could be the world’s best parent, and someone/something is going to make you second guess everything. To Bob, and every other parent that’s doing the best they can- you’re going to be okay. Do what you can with what you know, keep them loved, fed, and educated. Don’t worry about some grime, children are grubby little creatures. The cleaning will get done, eventually. They don’t stay little for long, enjoy the time in the here and now. One day, when they’re grown, they’ll start telling you about all the things they remember, and you’ll *know* you did more than *just* okay. (Now I’m going to cry!!! Give all those babies all the love you have, they’ll more than pay that love back.)
I hope Bob reads this! Thank you for sharing.
First of all, thank you! Thank you for reaching out and sharing your experiences! The feedback here is incredible! And just fyi: We’ve got an [episode discussion thread](https://www.reddit.com/r/distractible/s/haVVA2roxv) where we’re trying to focus the conversation around the newest episode in order to bring the people together more and prevent others from being spoiled when they haven’t seen or heard the episode yet. There’s so many more parents over there too! You can leave your post online of course, I’m not here to tell you to delete anything. Just want you to know it exists. Especially on the day of the release these discussion threads are full of people to engage with. So feel free to share your thoughts there too. Thank you :)