Times change. Nowadays parents do a lot differently than how they were twenty, thirty or forty years ago. Even the most progressive grandfathers and grandmothers sometimes raise their eyebrows at all these novelties.
Confusion sometimes arises about these 10 things.
1. An ultrasound every month
The first ultrasound, the term ultrasound, the 13-week ultrasound, the 20-week ultrasound, growth ultrasounds: where parents in the past may have received at most one ultrasound per pregnancy, it now seems that you have to go to the midwife for an ultrasound all the time. And then we haven’t even talked about fun ultrasounds yet. An early gender ultrasound or how about a 3D, 4D, 5D or even 6D ultrasound? There’s a good chance that all those dimensions will be too much for your parents.
2. Are you not allowed to eat that?
The same applies to everything you should not eat (too often) during your pregnancy. That list was even shorter when your mother was pregnant with you.
3. Gender neutral, please
Are you having a girl? There’s a good chance that your mother will show up with all kinds of pink clothes and things. Pink is just a girls thing, right? If you prefer gender-neutral colors, you will have to say this very clearly and perhaps even repeat it endlessly.
4. All those forms of education
Dalton education, Freinet education, Jenaplan education, Montessori education, Nuts education, Sudbury education, the free school… well, there’s a good chance that you can no longer see the forest for the trees, and certainly not your parents!
5. Your child wants a different name or different pronouns
It is not surprising if your parents have difficulty with this. After all, this was hardly an issue in their time. However, it is extremely important for your child that the grandparents also treat this with respect and support your child.
6. Time for a tattoo
Can’t wait to go to the tattoo parlor after your child is born? A tattoo with your child’s name or date of birth is quite common these days, but in your parents’ day it was much more unusual.
7. All those fancy appliances
A device that turns a lot of water and a lot of powder into bottles of milk at the right temperature again and again. Or a wireless baby monitor with WiFi and full HD camera, an automatic bouncer with white noise or a food processor that makes baby snacks for you? Your parents just don’t roll their eyes at the sight of all that expensive technology.
8. Screen time
Always those kids behind those iPads. They can just color, right? Or read a book? And otherwise they’ll just get bored, which is really good for them!
9. Curling parenthood
Taking your child to the sports club in the rain? They’re not made of sugar! Is he being bullied? Makes it hard! Today’s patronizing…
10. Calm down with the Facebook photos
If grandma has been over for an hour, there will immediately be 10 photos of your child on Facebook. And not exactly the prettiest… Millennials are often quite focused on their privacy and are very aware that photos on the internet remain on the internet forever. This can conflict with parents who prefer to share every fart with their Facebook friends.
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Bron: Scarymommy
2023-11-18 08:11:37
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