#36: A Full-Time Job
Yes, parenting is a full-time and never-ending job, and the sooner you realize that and make your peace with that, the better. From the minute you become a parent, you’re always a parent, even when you’re not around your kids and even when your kids are all grown up. You never stop being their parent
It’s perfectly normal to feel emotionally drained from time to time, and it doesn’t say anything about your parenting skills. Even the best parents out there feel exhausted from time to time, physically and emotionally. And sometimes, when he’s not in a good mood, this parent resents being a parent and having to be nice to his kids and pretend like nothing’s wrong.