Rant: Different parenting styles are driving me INSANE

Jan 18·1 min read

My ex lets our kids (4, 7) eat cereal for dinner half the time and I'm out here meal prepping. She doesn't enforce bedtime and they come to me exhausted. I feel like I'm picking up the slack every other week and it's EXHAUSTING. We've talked about consistency a million times and nothing changes. How do you not pull your hair out over this? I know I can't control what happens at her house but it's so frustrating when they show up wrecked.

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Comments(4)

JJacobNew DadJan 19

The cereal thing would drive me up a wall too but you can't control what happens at her place. Focus on what you can control at your house and let the kids see that you care about nutrition when they're with you.

MMarvin T.RegularJan 20

Different parenting styles are honestly one of the hardest parts of co-parenting. You're meal prepping and she's letting them eat cereal for dinner. Both of you are trying but it's tough when the approaches are so different.

AAnthonyRegularJan 20

Have you tried talking to her about it without it turning into a fight? Sometimes exes don't realize how much stuff bothers us unless we actually communicate it calmly.

VVic H.RegularJan 21

Real talk - kids are resilient. One parent doing healthy meals and the other being more relaxed isn't going to damage them. I know it feels like you're fighting an uphill battle though.