In an excerpt from "The Tired Dad," Jon Gustin says good parents need rest and shouldn't confuse exhaustion with failure.
I felt guilty for being exhausted by my kids. I realized that makes me a good dad.
By
Jon Gustin
Jon Gustin is the author of "The Tired Dad."
Courtesy of Joaquin Rodriguez
I never used to believe the myth of the toddler tyrant. That was, until I became a tired parent.
"I quickly learned that not only would my kids be fine if I didn’t accommodate their every whim, but they’d be more independent…
My current state is “burned out with occasional rage.”
As a laissez-faire mama who didn’t enforce music and Mandarin lessons, I feel guilty for not being the ideal model of nurture
“I noticed similarities not just between my boys, but between them and me.”
“It hit me. The reason I was raging.”
