Scary Mommy
Aug 11, 2022
 
 
When It Feels Like Your Kid Is The Only One Who Does Something Weird
 
Today, Katie Arnold-Ratliff is talking about one of the most isolating experiences in parenthood: “When it feels like your kid is the only one who does something. When a seasoned therapist says, ‘Huh, haven’t seen that before.’ When it seems as though the entire internet has no idea what you’re talking about. When your friends look at you with concern, then go back to their typical kids who do such enviably typical stuff. It’s as lonely as it is scary.”

For her, it was when her kid developed an inexplicable aversion to watching his parents eat at home. She writes about how she worked through her worries about it – check it out. 

— Kelly Faircloth, Executive Editor
 
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