⚠️ Content Warning: Discussions of parental resentment, mental health crises, and implied threats of violence.<br /><br />In this episode, Erika and Kristen <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/regretfulparents/comments/1p3p2fw/parenting_is_adhd_pretty_rough/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">dive a viral Reddit post from an Australian father overwhelmed by parenting two ADHD children with an ADHD spouse</a>. What starts as complaints about mess, noise, and burnout spirals into resentment, misogyny, and an alarming confession.As two hosts with ADHD, we unpack the realities of living with ADHD and why so many parents seem shocked by… having to parent??? Along the way, we discuss weaponized incompetence, emotional labor, mental health stigma, ADHD medication debates, and why therapy is not optional when resentment turns dangerous.<br /><br />Learn more about Dinky: <a href="https://www.dinkypod.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.dinkypod.com</a> <br />Support the show on Patreon for bonus content: <a href="https://patreon.com/dinkypod" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://patreon.com/dinkypod</a><br /><br />And until next time…Don’t get pregnant. 😌<br /><br />Timestamps<br /><br />00:00 – Welcome to the Regretful Parents series<br />00:17 – “Parenting with ADHD is pretty rough” (yeah… we noticed)<br />01:06 – ADHD, pregnancy, resentment &amp; mood swings<br />02:20 – Corporate burnout, part-time work, full-time expectations<br />03:23 – Gentle parenting, authority, and medicating ADHD kids<br />04:19 – “If I’d known, I would’ve run the other way”<br />05:03 – Losing respect for a spouse &amp; blaming medical misogyny<br />06:40 – “I don’t like my kids” (🚩🚩🚩)<br />07:36 – Messy houses, unrealistic expectations &amp; parenting delusion<br />08:14 – “Why can’t they just be normal?”<br />09:11 – Health decline, resentment, and isolation<br />09:53 – The sentence that made everything terrifying<br />10:31 – Therapy is not optional<br />11:26 – Reddit comments that actually offer solutions<br />12:32 – ADHD discipline, structure &amp; realistic expectations<br />14:20 – Autonomy, accountability &amp; parenting resentment<br />15:24 – ADHD, ODD, and opting out of parenthood<br />16:02 – Final thoughts: the kids didn’t ask to be here<br /><br /><br />Become a supporter of this podcast: <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/dinky--5953015/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss">https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/dinky--5953015/support</a>.