The trouble with parenting

People always lament the fact that babies don't come with a manual. They say that parenting is so hard and they wish that babies came with instructions. In my mind, parenting is hard partly because there are too many instruction manuals. Don't get me wrong, it's super challenging to figure out how to parent. Lily is constantly changing and going through various developmental issues and we are often don't have a clue about how to handle whatever new issue is before us. I spend much of my day researching baby issues - how to get them to sleep better, how to feed them, how to dress them in the winter, how to play with them, etc. etc. etc. Trouble is, there is no consensus on how to deal said issue and I'm often left more confused than when I started. I firmly believe that the majority of parenting programs will work on most babies, simply because it provides guidance and structure for parents to follow. Having said that, I often am left unsatisfied with the multitude of advice that I've found and I wish that researchers and educators would learn to be consistent in helping people learn how to parent.