Parenting is a pain in the ass, especially if your kid is hyper and smart. I spent the first five years of my son's life in a Frankenstein's Monster position chasing after him and saying "No, don't run out into traffic", "Please stop yelling everything that pops into your head on public transportation 'That lady has big boobs, you have medium boobs', and "Butter pats are not candy at the nice restaurant." If your kid is being a dick, take them out of the situation and walk off some energy.

Non-parents, just wait. For some strange reason having a kid will sound like a great idea and you will buy into how magical and fulfilling it is to raise your own child, who will be perfect and nothing like all those annoying kids you can't deal with. Until then try to have some patience with the people who bought into the myth. Unfortunately you don't have to take a test or get a license to procreate, so there are many unqualified people popping out our future generation. I lucked out with a kid who is doing fairly well, even with my neophyte attempts at successfully raising a human being someone doesn't just want to punch as soon as he opens his mouth.

Everyone needs to just take a deep breath and try to work together. As DEVO would say "It's a beautiful world we live in."

Sometimes, parents do all the right things and their kid turns out to be Jeffery Dahmer.


Just sayin...

^or a Damosa.


Just spraying...

Is it actually POSSIBLE to be neither a parent NOR a non-parent?

Actually, Jeffrey Dahmer had a really fucked up childhood. You should read My Friend Dahmer by Derf Backderf.