I'm oscillating between overwhelming joy and crushing anxiety. I'm not sure what type of world I'll be bringing this child into, but I'm still deeply excited.
Does anyone have resources on parenting books by communists? I'm anxious and I want to feel like I'm doing something, but I don't want a parenting book written by some consultant fuck, if I can avoid it.
This, right here, @Steely_Gaige, is the advice I wish I'd received over a decade ago. Every word of this post is The Truth, full stop. But I'll expand on it and say that you don't need to worry about most of this shit for a good long while.
Taking care of a baby is not rocket surgery. Is it stressful as shit because you're going to be sleep deprived for a whole goddamn year? Holy fuck, yes it is. But it's not complicated—babies are 100% bottom tier Maslow pyramid shit. Fed? Not covered in pee or poo? Warm hugs and sleeps? Let me swipe at jangly things? Congratulations, that's literally all you need to manage for most of a year. I was fortunate enough to be able to take parental leave to take care of our babies, and the first year was simpler than taking care of a Tamagotchi. Babies are dumb as hell, and I am so grateful.
The rest of how to raise a good kid, well... I'm still working on that. @BaptizedNRG seems to have his head on straight, though. Firm boundaries, with general freedom within those boundaries, is working pretty okay for us. Only time will tell if they have the guts to put their parents on the wall after overthrowing the bourgeoisie. But I hope they do.
Haha, I appreciate you saying this. A part of me knows you're right, and that I'm just gonna bugging. I think it's all gonna be okay, really.
Right now I think it's just my own anxiety and what have you. My mother really echoed your thoughts. In that, shit wasn't easy, but it was simple for like a year.