Things I’ve learned about parenting

It’s the hardest thing I’ve ever done.

Ben Werdmuller
4 min readDec 11, 2022

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In the grand tradition of tech people barely doing something and then turning around and giving advice as if they’re experts, I thought I’d write up some of the things I’ve learned being the parent of a three-and-a-half-month-old baby. If you’re about to be a parent, you might find this useful. If you’re already a parent, you might disagree with me. And if you don’t want to have kids or think that being a parent is a long way off for you, this might reinforce your position. As always, your mileage may…

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Ben Werdmuller

Writer: of code, fiction, and strategy. Trying to work for social good.