A Father Went Viral For Admitting He Hates Being Around His Kids

I’m 52, been single my whole life, no kids. I come home every evening from work to a big empty house, eat exactly what I want (maybe even go out and grab some Taco Bell), go online, maybe book an exciting vacation (that I will most likely go on alone), buy the things I want, and do pretty much anything I want any time I want. My time, my home, and my money are all *mine* to spend as I wish. …and I would give all of it up TODAY just to have a son to play ball with. 💔

This is something you write down on a piece of paper and toss it in a fire.

Adults today are such children.

In 20 years, this jerk of a father will be posting “Why does my son hate me?”.

The concept of Not Saying Something is practically unfathomable to most people.

"No success outside the home can compensate for failure within it." -McKay

I told my son when he was 4 , that if he was good with the babysitter while me and mom were shopping for new car , I’d do whatever he wanted the next day. He was very good, the next day I came home from work and it was snowing very hard. My son was waiting at the door cause he wanted to ride the elevators at a mall about 35 miles away because they had 6 elevators and one was glass. I drove there at 6 pm , didn’t arrive til 8:15 due to snow and they closed at 9 pm. We have the best 45 minutes ant father and son could have . No regrets ever. Your time with your children is short, make the mist of it. I promised myself that my son wouldn’t never be heard saying ‘ my dad had no time for me ‘. He never has said that . Still close today. I’m the first call when he has concerns !

When I was 13, I was babysitting a toddler. She wanted to go outside, and jump around the yard. Just jump. She had recently learned how to jump, and that was ALL she wanted to do. So, I took her outside, and cheered her on, while she had an absolute ball, just jumping around the yard. I was bored out of my mind. Except for the fact that a child's laughter and smiling face is THE BEST. THAT is where you get your fun, as a parent. Your fun is your child's fun. You enjoy their enjoyment. You read "Goodnight Moon" for the 800th time that week, because your child is LOVING IT. And THAT is what makes it fun. You're not a monster. You're just self-absorbed.

The fact he posted this online is the biggest of all the red flags

Selfishness is something every new parent must overcome