Fatherly
“You’ve Been Set Up to Fail”: What Modern Parents Face is Nearly Impossible
Modern parenting is hard enough. The expectations society sets for them make it nearly impossible to succeed.
By Matt Berical
Modern parenting feels like an impossible task. That’s because it is. Balancing the costs and responsibilities of raising kids alone is a struggle. Add the fact that what remains of our country’s social safety net resembles more of a neglected, moth-eaten hammock than an actual support system, and the challenge becomes all the more momentous. What’s more, as Christine Beckman and Melissa Mazmanian argue in their new book Dreams of the Overworked, the ideals to which moms and dads subscribe are so unattainable that they run themselves ragged trying to achieve the unachievable.