30+ Parenting Double Standards That We've All Had Enough Of

Parenting is tough, no matter what gender you are. However, mom-shaming is a very real phenomenon, while dad-shaming is barely even a term! A mom and dad could do the exact same things with their kids but the mom will be criticized while dad is celebrated. Here are some of the most common parenting double standards that mothers and fathers agree we need to get rid of!

You know that scene in every teen movie when the protagonist gets a makeover and walks through the halls of the school and everyone stares at them? The music is triumphant, they're flipping their hair, and everyone is admiring them.

Every aspect of getting pregnant and having a child is stigmatized against women and men tend to get off scot-free. It's almost like people don't realize that it takes two to have a child! Blaming a single mom for "choosing" a deadbeat dad is the same logic as blaming a woman who was harassed because of what she was wearing.

Sometimes, as a parent, you really just can't do it all. It's completely understandable if, after a long day at work, you find that you don't have the energy to cook dinner so you want to order in.

Parents do their kids' hair, it's really not that big of a deal! It seems like every few years, some dad goes viral on social media for doing his daughter's hair. When has a mom gone viral for doing her child's hair? Literally, never.