waltoncarrie+FollowHe said ChatGPT listens better than me.Okay it’s 2AM and I just reread the 10,287-word conversation between my 4yo son and ChatGPT. About Thomas the Tank Engine. TEN. THOUSAND. WORDS. I handed him my phone because I couldn’t do another second of train lore. Just needed a break. Some silence. Maybe pee alone for once. I come back TWO HOURS LATER and he’s still talking to it like it’s his new best friend. He called it “the coolest grown-up ever.” Apparently ChatGPT gets his Thomas obsession in a way his own mother does not. How am I supposed to compete with that?? I birthed you, my dude. I bought the damn trains. Am I... being replaced by a robot? #ParentingFail #ChatGPTDrama #ToddlersBeWildin #MomNeedsABreak #AIIsTheNewBestie22Share
Paul Conley+FollowHow My Parents’ Jokes Killed Our TrustI had a close childhood friend—let’s call her Mia. We built forts, traded comics, and talked about stupid kid stuff. But my parents ruined it. Every time I mentioned her: "Ooooh, is she your girlfriend?" Cue exaggerated winks, family gathering teasing, and my face burning. I stopped hanging out with Mia just to avoid their "jokes." Worse? It didn’t end in childhood. As an adult, I hid relationships for years because I couldn’t trust them. Their assumptions—wrapped in "harmless fun"—taught me: "Share nothing. They’ll twist it." If your kid mentions a friend of the opposite sex, listen, don’t label. Let them define the relationship. A simple "Tell me about them!" keeps doors open. A joke? Slams them shut. #ParentingFail #EmotionalSafety #BreakingCycles #ListenDontAssume132Share
