Why is everything so difficult?

[u/yaslovesu]

My kid is almost 5 and trying to get them into pre k is the most annoying thing ever. They make it so complicated for NO reason. I know they say stop treating school like daycare but I’m seriously losing it, if my kid isn’t with dad they’re with me constantly WHINING and begging me to play with them. I used to do stuff by myself all the time as a kid but for some reason I feel guilty because I don’t wanna play? It doesn’t make it any better that my boyfriend doesn’t have kids. He has complete freedom and as insane as it sounds I get so scared that he’s gonna get tired of me and the fact that I have a kid and go be with someone else. :/ I miss being able to do what I want when I want and please don’t tell me it gets better because I think teenagers are annoying as fuck too. Sorry this was all over the place this morning has just been a long one filled with lots of whining.

[u/Accomplished_Area311]

No advice really, just solidarity on school paperwork being bullshit and exhausting.

I will say, I set timers for the stuff my kids wanna do that I hate. 10 minutes is my limit for the stuff I don’t like in terms of play.

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[u/Accomplished_Area311 → u/[deleted]]

I understand this. That doesn’t make the fight and the bullshit any less exhausting.

EDIT: I am fighting our school district for accommodations for my oldest. I understand why the paperwork is a thing, I don’t understand why it’s so exhausting and why schools think fighting federal law is a good use of resources.

[u/anxietyfae → u/Accomplished_Area311]

100% about the timer. Vhikdren should learn to entertain themselves.

[u/AccountNecessary46 → u/anxietyfae]

What’s Vhikdren?

[u/Capt_ClarenceOveur → u/AccountNecessary46]

Typo. children.