• cynar@lemmy.world
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    17 hours ago

    While there are a lot of parenting books, it’s only in the last few years that it has been properly studied, scientifically. My generation of parents is one of the first to be able to truly make use of the advancements.

    Basically, it wasn’t that handbooks didn’t exist (when the episode was made), but that they contradicted each other.

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      16 hours ago

      People who defensively say “kids don’t come with a handbook” didn’t read any of them. Like Lucille, they are reacting to insecurity in their role as a parent.

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        9 hours ago

        People who defensively say “kids don’t come with a handbook” didn’t read any of them.

        These are also the kind of people who just point their fingers and blame everyone else when they do something wrong. Especially the ones who blame their parents for not teaching them enough are the same ones who said their parents are out of touch and don’t know anything.

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        15 hours ago

        Nope. Read many books, went to birthing classes, etc. There really isn’t something comprehensive for day one through let’s say 2 months. You either don’t have kids or we’re very lucky.