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i played dos games since around 2 years old and i enjoyed a toad maze maybe starting her on simple games might help her understand how to control the things without any scary stuff like maybe jump scares (i know zelda contains jump scares in some of their games i know pretty much nothing about breath of the wild) i know that games like zelda can be confusing and why i personally avoid them plus the jump scares math rescues used to be one of my favorite games and commander keen but that happened around 4 years old after i got used to controller easier things like ms pacman
Having been watching this channel longer than I care to admit, I love how much Chyna has become a part of the evolution of Craig's content. As much as I love the older videos, the natural progression of the themes of the channel have made for good, wholesome content. I do wonder about the alligator though. And Michael Phelps. Love to you guys, the artist formerly known as Tardisntimbits.
I said to a student “chicken butt” in response to his “guess what?” And he couldn’t stop laughing and said that was the funniest thing he had ever heard. Boy did I feel funny that day.
It's refreshing to hear a realistic perspective on parenting! (aka it's HARD and not all roses and sunshine). My son is 20 now, but I remember all of this so well (or so badly?) You do make it through it. And then if you're lucky. they're this cool 20YO who can carry on a conversation (and make dinner and clean the kitchen while you're working from home during the pandemic).
@@trophybuckle3235 I tried to immerse myself in the good stuff and forget the hard stuff! And I found the book Burton Whites the First Three Years made for less hard stuff. :)
@@orange_blossoms_sunset Get therapy. Not being mean, I’m being serious. Fix what’s up with you so you can enjoy these years with your kid. Best of luck. You’ve got this.
@@orange_blossoms_sunset the first few months are tough. The first two years are a lot of work, but they come with a lot of great stuff too. Once your kid is toilet trained and is sleeping through the night (age 3ish), it's all so much easier. Read Burton White's The First Three Years. Best parenting book. Put the work in early and you'll save yourself work and grief later. Our son has been a laid back mellow helpful person since he was little. It's a 3 year tough go-- I hope you live near parents?-- then it's much easier.
I love it when people are candid about parenting. I mean, sure, maybe some people love it ALL THE TIME, but the reality is that most people don't. Thanks for sharing this.
man, it’s weird watching this video as an childless young adult who gained full custody of my teenaged sibling a couple years ago, and realizing I have a hell of a lot more in common with parents than I think of myself as having. it’s a very different experience from raising a little kid from birth, obviously, but a lot of that mindset and those instincts are still there.
I'm proud of you for taking on such a big responsibility. It's not easy (like you already know), but you're selflessness is an inspiration and I'm happy your siblings know you care for them.
Accurate, this is how a felt a couple years ago too. The good thing is, you become you again. Both my kids are now in school, have their friends, their own interests and I got myself back as well. But an improved and better version of myself. I get to go out with friends, have hobbies but also spend quality time with my kids. Believe me, it's much close than you think. My youngest is now 5, so the struggle really isn't that long. We had our first kinda adult trip too. We went to London with the kids and went to all the museums and they enjoyed it. I thought I'd have to wait for them to leave for college before I could do that again (ok, let's be real, I never went to museums before having children). If I can give any parent advice though is: teach them to enjoy restaurants. My kids love going to restaurants. We make sure to order things they like, we let them taste the weird stuff we order. It's great. They love it. Bring a sketchbook for them and you're golden. Don't feel like you need to always eat at kid friendly places. Even fancy restaurants will have something that's kid friendly. Teach you kids the things that you enjoy. It will make you less resentful. And then you'll have hilarious moments at the playground when they "cook" for you in the sand pit and bring you a matcha latte and tuna sashimi.
I've been subscribed for like 11 or something years, and videos like this make me so proud in a way - It sounds so stupid but I'm a 26 year old dude you're like a role model to me. Obviously I only see what you choose to put in your videos but maybe I could be a cool dad like you one day. Thanks for the video.
When my child was little, I felt like I could not connect with him. A lot of things felt like tasks. I also had post-partum so that did not help. Now that he is older, I can honestly say I love being a parent. I love his stories and his imagination. Parenting can be tough but its also wonderful and rewarding.
Every parent ever has told their expectant friends and relatives that being a parent completely changes you. To which they nod and then deny that will happen. But it ALWAYS does!
I'm not a parent, but I really appreciate all the videos you have made discussing the "expected" things in life (buying a house, getting married, having a kid, etc). It never feels judgmental. I love the analysis and reflection with humor and love.
YES!!! When she said you're not gonna enjoy every minute of being a mum, and THAT'S OK. 👏😍 FINALLY! Thank you for speaking publicly to myth-bust all those annoyingly "always happy" parents. Some of us have PND and just do the best we can. Huby&I and our son are all (in diagnosis) autistic - nothing prepared us for how hard it would be to balance all of our needs!
You covered almost all of my experiences... Except one. Does anyone else often find yourself thinking "I'm sorry I made you exist in this world."? Like, when you think of climate change, or the rise of fascism here, or even just the brutal realities of life in general. I'm sorry I made you exist.
It might be good to change your perspective... and stop watching the news as much. Yes there's a lot of things that are worrying but the beauty of a landscape, the sea... The sound of music.... the fun in dancing, the skill in art.... the simple wonder of the animals around us. It's all amazing. I do get in funks where I think about all the bad stuff but then I still would rather be here and I appreciate every day I get to see and experience those things. Hope that helps!
Totally feel this way. Like, it's amazing for me they are here, but then when I think about the suffering I have battled from mental illness it breaks my heart my son may ever feel distraught. I know suffering is to be human but I still want to protect him from it. 😥
Wowza. We have a 5 year old and everything (down to the trash horded in the child's room and the supposed dire consequences should this trash be thrown out) in this video is SPOT ON. I'm super glad we have a kid, but it's the hardest damn thing in the world to be a parent. And yet...I sort of shudder at the lazy, incurious and inefficient slob I would be now with out him.
Such a good way to put it. I sometimes miss my life from before my kid and all the freedom I had, but the truth is, I was a boring and directionless person before I had my daughter. Now, as much as I might want to be lazy sometimes (okay, more than sometimes), I am a better person as a parent.
When my child was a toddler, I thought it was really hard and exhausting. Then, she became a teenager. Can I go back to the toddler years? 😩😂 Every age has tough times and memorable stages.
Whenever I say something funny to my son, he always asks me where I heard it from? As if I don't have an original thought in my head. My response is often, "ME! I CAME UP WITH THAT ON MY OWN!" ... and then we laugh together... until I admit to him that I heard it from a movie. **runs off sobbing**
Parenting is the hardest, most wonderful thing. I produced 3 spawn, and they’re so weirdly the same and uniquely different. There is a span of 7 years between the first and last, so now one is learning how to drive while the other is tackling social queues in 1st grade. It’s a trip! But what I love about the older years (from my awesome first one) is that his generation is more open to their feels and how to deal and heal. The kid has more wholesome conversations (still possesses a wild immature streak) than I feel like I’ve had my entire 4 decades. I like to think that they’re better people than me, and that makes me hopeful for the world.
that's natural. when I found out my first girlfriend was pregnant, I'm not sure terrified is the word but definitely was nervous and you got 8 months for the nervousness to kind of go away but then that last month as you get close to the big day it comes back, then when she was in the hospital giving birth it kind of went away because it was happening and just rolling with it, but then you kind of get nervous again because everything's new, you don't know what the hell is happening, and somehow you have to continue with life the way it was before but with this extra stuff for this third person mixed in with it. but don't worry you get used to all that too and pretty soon it seems normal and you kinda forget what life was like before that. the most terrifying part I think is when the baby is crying and you have no idea what's going to stop it. that siren's going off and you're trying everything you can think of and none of it's working. finally after what seems like ages later the baby stops crying on its own and you still have no idea what fixed it 🤷♂️ it's moments like that when you understand how shaken baby syndrome happens... because it's really really frustrating and terrifying. oftentimes I think it's just gas, so hang in there!
i kind of feel similar. i actually really really want kids. but i'm so scared of not being a perfect parent and it makes me not want to be one at all. but i also dont want to miss out on it.
There are so many similarities between your life and mine. My youngest daugher's name is Ada. My kids love playing Breath of the Wild, and all the switch games. My wife and I can empathize so closely with all your descriptions of how parenting changes you and how it feels. Except the one about becoming a morning person. That hasn't quite happened yet. We're still dragging our feet every morning, haha.
Super cute and great way to start my day! Thanks for the video. Dont have kids, but there’s a lot of kind hearted wisdom that even non parents can walk away with to become kinder people
I'd expected to be changed by motherhood, but not the way I was, does that make sense? How I thought I was going to be as a mother is not how I am, in some things I thought I was gonna be great I suck, in others I thought I was going to fail utterly and I'm doing alright. I'm def not a baby person, once their personalities start to show and they can communicate... that's where the fun begins, imo Also, my kids are the best kids, sorry you got that mixed
love you guys. I am a caregiver for my 8 mo old grandson when Mom & Dad are at work. I treasure every moment. I had to work when my son was this age..so I am embracing the being with baby and seeing the development.. Yeah, it's tiring at times...but worth any sacrifice.
Congratulations and good luck! ... And sleep while you can! 😂💗 No doubt you'll get bombarded with parenting advice from everyone; just do whatever works for you! Eg. Don't get pressured into breastfeeding if bottles work better for you two etc. X
So ture I resonate with Chyna we have 2 year old girl and almost identical feelings about parenting and for me also feeling one is perfectly enough before having kids I was planning to have more - not any more - I grateful for her she is amazing and she is enough for me 😊 great video thank you for sharing
Nail on the head. I feel like people only ever say either how amazing it is or how hard it is but it's always some vague concept with no real information about what it's like. Maybe because the mix of awesomeness and horribleness that it is can be difficult to explain.
I relate to this video more than every other video else...kinda. I was a dad 2 months ago, and no one talks about parenting in a normal way. either is all the bads or all the goods. Loved to know others feel the same
So many people think ‘my kid won’t do that! (Fill in the blank). Until you have a kid and realize how wrong you are, and how many weird unexpected challenges there are. I appreciate such a candid and honest video.
This was a refreshing take to parenting than the gatekeeping of "oh, you're tired? You don't have a kid. Never talk about being tired ever again." I'm childless at the moment and perhaps I'll want one in the future. I understand the pros and cons of being childless now and the pros and cons of having a child later. But it's always nice to hear another perspective.
You guys are the most fun parents! I can definitely relate to the conflict point, that is what wears me down day to day. They never what to do what I want to do
I think all the attributes improved by becoming parents just highlights everything that is wrong with our society, and how unfortunate that it takes a kid to fix said attributes on a personal level (despite also making people become even more selfish, just towards a family unit instead of the individual). If that makes sense.
Being a parent is overwhelming and frustrating at times, but when it comes down to it my kids are some of my favorite people. I think they're funny and smart. I like hearing what they have to say and how they see the world. It's interesting--sometimes eye roll inducing--to observe what they hear from what I try to teach them. I learn from them because they reflect my bad habits right back at me, and I think that added self awareness makes me a better person.
bluey is HUGE in america because we can stream it on disney+! we have it on constantly at our house not only because my kids love it but because my husband and i love it too! it’s a phenomenal show. it might sound ridiculous because chili and bandit are literally cartoon dogs but watching how they interact with bluey and bingo has honestly made me a better parent.
You two are amazing! Just found the 20,000 step video, then this. I have never commented on a RU-vid video I just did twice on these. You guys are great 🤣☺️👍👏🏆❤️
Love this video! Related so much to everything and you guys are just so down to earth and realistic. Love feeling like I'm not the only one thinking and feeling these things!
My wife and I laughed right through this because we were basically looking at us! People don't realize some of us have 2 lives. Life before kiddos and life after kiddos.
Just all love each other as much as you can….cuz when they grow up and tell you you’ve been awful parents and disappear from your life…it’s pretty tough. Word.
I am a new mom, I have a 3 month old. It is definitely a hard stage to be in, but I love it. It helps that I have a husband that helps me be able to have a full nights sleep, even though it is broken in chunks. My favorite thing is when she looks at me. She’s at the age where she really studies my face. I just look at her and smile, and she smiles. I love our little ‘conversations’ too. She is so worth it.
The thing is though I might say I would like to step back into my prechild life for an hour.... I would be clawing my way back within 30 seconds .... Kids are hardwork but my identity is forever changed. The worries, the physical aches all come with the joy. Even if I suffered the horrific fate of a parent surviving a child I'll still be a parent.
Good summary of parenting a preschooler. My favorite thing about myself is the way I parent my kids, but it's also SUPER HARD and a lot of it isn't fun. Absolutely would not recommend to anyone who isn't 100% sure they want to be a parent. I think if I wasn't sure about it going in, I would have a much harder time. My kids are my favorite people and they bring me a ton of joy and satisfaction. They also cause most of my stress. :-)
babies need a lot of stuff and some parents like to keep all of their babies items over the years danny from we the kings mom enjoyed keeping their baby items and danny showed them in a vlog one day they also talked about writing childrens names on the baby photos for twins or children close in age that look a lot alike because a parent might forget someday which child stood on the right side or the left side of the picture (clothes sometimes help but sometimes they were pretty much the same outfit)
When they grow up you get to do stuff again but you’re wise and deep from having survived the war and realize some of that stuff you did before doesn’t really mean all that much.
I needed this today. One day, one day I'll be able to play nintendo with my kid. (Well, I kinda do, it's "hey now we're going to continue watching our favorite cartoon, Kirby!)
I love being a mom but yeah taking on a 3 year old is def draining, by bedtime if we've brushed 1 tooth and glanced at a bedtime story were doing good. Sometimes just the flashlight on the wall is good and we'll get the other teeth tomorrow, but I freaking love being drained by my kid, I also love him cuddled up asleep so I can melt slowly with a smile....and a glass of wine, lots and lots of wine, 🤣🤣🤣
As a childless guy in his mid 40's, it is interesting talking to parents (mostly the fathers) of kids under about 10 years old. If put out the question "If you had the chance to give your kids to a trusted babysitter for a weekend, so you could have the weekend of just the two of you (the parents, obviously), so you can do things like, go for a movie and dinner, or just have a chance to sit down and reconnect over a coffee, with out the constant need of planning everything around the child, with out needing to watch and censor every word you say, would you take it?" It truly is amazing how many feel the need to say "No because I love my kids" otherwise I might consider them A Bad Parent. Dude, I didn't say you don't love your kids, but let's be serious, I know most people would love to have the chance of even a conversation where it can be held at an adult level - no I don't mean lewd, or swearing, but talking about what's happening in the world (which I doubt you will talk about certain world events in front of a 6 year old due to their lack of comprehension).
It looks like you guys have the number one thing down that my parents said was important to parenting: Being on the same team (with each other!). (I really don't have a clue as I'm not yet a parent but that's what they say lol)
