The Daddy Complex

An Announcement To The Parenting Blog/Tumblr Community

I’d like to make an announcement to the parenting blogging/Tumbling community:

I have no idea what I’m doing.

I’m Forrest Gumping my way through this fatherhood thing and I’ve set the bar pretty low simply to avoid panic and depression. Seriously, the day counts as a success if my boys aren’t wearing a medically-necessary sling or eye patch at the dinner table. And that’s if they sit at the dinner table.

The reason I’m saying this is because I see some parents getting down on themselves and I know part of the cause is they see other parenting bloggers posting nothing but sunshiny pictures of smiling toddlers and stories about how smooth their potty training went. Trust me, that’s all bullshit. I’ve seen episodes of Team Umizoomi with more truth in them.

Some people need the world to think they’re perfect. I’m sure you knew people like that in high school. The Internet is no different. Just because you’ve seen photos of a blogger’s living room or know their spouse’s name doesn’t make it any more real. No, in reality we’re all doing the best that we can which, even on our best day, will never reach the level of zen parenting displayed by Dr. Huxtable or any other embodiment of the parenting ideal.

To those feeling like you’re not cutting it, please understand you totally are. And by that I mean none of us are.

Notes

  1. newdadsstrut reblogged this from thedaddycomplex
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  3. justafamilyman reblogged this from thedaddycomplex and added:
    Speak for yourself! lol My kid shits rainbows...popular with my laptop blogging at...
  4. somepage reblogged this from thedaddycomplex and added:
    Yep. Can we please stop pretending we are oh so perfect...our kids are oh so perfect
  5. pismolitoralis reblogged this from thedaddycomplex
  6. mariadcgomez reblogged this from thedaddycomplex and added:
    wisdom… thanks for...non bullshit postings. BTW love your blog!
  7. iloverockandro11 reblogged this from thedaddycomplex and added:
    Love. This. Post.
  8. rhapsodyvintage reblogged this from thedaddycomplex
  9. mediocremommy said: fake it ‘til you make it.
  10. mallowfairy reblogged this from thedaddycomplex and added:
    Truth. Don’t seek...hope for is a tip...something else to...
  11. lovingmygingerboy reblogged this from thedaddycomplex and added:
    true. i try to stay away from posting anything negative…...few years i want to look...
  12. electradaddy reblogged this from thedaddycomplex and added:
    TheDaddyComplex is spot on with...you don’t find yourself questioning your parenting...
  13. buildingbowie reblogged this from thedaddycomplex and added:
    remember this often,
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  15. myivflife reblogged this from thedaddycomplex and added:
    This.This makes me feel so much better. Because...like a Pampers commercial.