You don’t have to be a parent for long to realize it’s a lot. One minute you’re cutting the crust off a sandwich with surgical precision, the next you’re negotiating with a three-year-old who’s crying because their sock feels “too loud.”
I’ve been scrolling through classical art memes lately, and it’s wild how accurately these centuries-old paintings capture the parenting experience. The blank stares, the dramatic body language, the energy of someone who hasn’t sat down in six hours. It all checks out.