u/Asleep_Pattern4731 — reddlx

Rant.

I love my kids. But parenting sucks. I hate disciplining and am not good at it. Why people say babies are hard makes no sense to me. Under 3 years is just a glorious time. 4-7 so far has been awful. I cry most days from frustration. My kids completely ignore us. When they finally respond, it’s a scream “WHAT!” They’re rude and disrespectful. I feel like I’m failing. We’ve probably been too lenient and nice their whole lives and now they run over us. I try to pump myself up for good mornings and evenings (I work full time) and always am let down. It’s constant fights and time outs. I’m trying to not let them see how much I dislike my life right now because of them. I’m also aware, this is all my fault.

I’m 41 and have always wanted to have an original piece of art one day. Recently, we added a space to our home and had a perfect wall for one, yay! So, I went to a local art show this Friday and found a beautiful beautiful piece. I had to have it and in fact, bought 2! Eeek! I come home and check out her website to find…the original sold for $3k…mine are prints. I’m aware I made the mistake of not asking and not really looking at the sign…I just assumed that it was original because it was an art show. I do love them but I feel like I got taken advantage of and wonder if I should return them. They are signed on the back and I have no expectation of making money from them ever, so does it matter? Is it art? Or is it a super expensive “home goods” buy? The large one was $825 and smaller $425!!! She mentioned I could return them if my husband didn’t like them lol