{"id":1743,"date":"2012-02-21T23:10:53","date_gmt":"2012-02-22T06:10:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=1743"},"modified":"2012-02-21T23:10:53","modified_gmt":"2012-02-22T06:10:53","slug":"stapleton-dad-i-thought-id-be-a-much-better-parent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=1743","title":{"rendered":"Stapleton Dad: \u201cI Thought I\u2019d Be a Much Better Parent\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\nGreg Asbee is the proud parent of a 16 month old girl. He does his best to be a loving, and good parent. However, he is not very impressed with his efforts compared to his original expectations. \u201cI didn\u2019t know how hard this sh#t would be,\u201d exclaimed Greg. \u201cI remember watching people thinking I could do so much better. I was wrong. Dead wrong.\u201d\n\nGreg recalls walking around the neighborhood and watching others interact with their children. He vividly remembers a specific incident he saw at the park. \u201cI was watching this kid throwing a fit because he didn\u2019t want to leave. The parents gave in and said \u2018five more minutes.\u2019 I thought, I will never let my kids make the decisions for me.\u201d Now Greg agrees that his baby girl essentially makes all household decisions. \u201cShe eats what and when she wants to eat, watches TV when she wants, and even gets to play on my iPhone whenever. I have lost all control.\u201d\nFor years Greg has watched other people raise their kids and believed he would do so much better. \u201cWhy do people let their kids walk on their furniture with their shoes on, why do people let their kids watch those crappy kids shows, why are people letting their kids eat cookies? These are questions I used to ask, but not anymore.\u201d\nGreg would love to believe he is going to change and become the parent he thought he would be, but he is realistic. \u201cNothing is going to change. I think I just get worse from here.\u201d]]>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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