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Yes. This type of dismissive response is the other reason I shouldn't talk about my struggles to begin with. Thank you for the direct example.
I hear ya. Don't pack it down or bottle it up. This isn't that other place, and you can tell the punters to STFU. Your struggles are valid and your stresses are worthy of solutions. Feel free to bend my ear, and I'm sure others here are able to be helpful as well. You're not alone, neighbor. ๐คโ๐ผ
My response isn't targeted at you or anyone who already chose to have children, but at the rest of us. Having every night to yourself is an option.
And yet you replied directly to them. The fact that you used their comment as a platform for your rant makes it worse, not better.
Because they were a top comment talking about the difficulties of parenthood? They chose their life and I gave an alternative. Not for them, obviously.
No, I know why you did it. I saw your other comments. I'm not asking why, im explaining that your comment was dimissive, rude, and very much using a person who was venting about their stress in life.
You do understand that makes it worse, right?