Mamatoto Radio

You know what drives me crazy?   Dismissing our kids is what. I will tell you why.   If we don’t know each other yet, I am Hanna, founder of Mamatoto.   I’m really happy you are here :)   Maybe dismissing isn’t the right word.   What I am talking about is when you say that your kid is two years old, or fifteen years old for example and people immediately go to “oh, the terrible twos” or, “the nightmare of parenting a teenager”.   You know what I think? I think it’s fucking rude. And I think grouping together kids into over simplified ways to dismiss what the developmental part of growing up they are in as problematic is problematic in itself.   I know, it’s super fun making fun of toddlers. Making videos of them losing their shit over having the wrong spoon. Super fun.   I fully acknowledge the support the parents need during the more intense parts of parenting, that’s why I am here, that’s what I do, it’s my work, but I would encourage you to think about this:   Would you like some of the more difficult mome