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It’s a different life. All priorities change. All activities change. You live and breathe parenting
Pre-kids I didn’t know how I would make it work. Post kids - You just do it and somehow it all works out. I also fall asleep snuggling with them a lot when I put them to bed. :)
Yes your priority changes. Tbh - I miss my life before kids. I do t regret it though. My kids are older and in school now so I’m trying to find myself back.
I have found that having a supportive partner who's in the trenches with you makes all the difference. Idk HOW single parents are out there doing this. Being able to tag in my spouse when I just cannot anymore (even if just for 30 min) keeps me sane.
It's exhausting, definitely dont underestimate that. But it's also so rewarding. I think back to what I was doing before kids and I was really just wasting my life - work, drink, sleep, repeat. I wasn't taking advantage of the freedoms I had as a non-parent that I sometimes long for now. Now I have so much purpose, as tired as I am, I feel much more fulfilled. Like I'm supposed to be doing this.
When it’s your own, it’s a different ballgame! I was one of the last in my friend group to have kids and I remember being at multiple events where the toddlers were feral animals and wondering how the f I was supposed to handle it. Now I have a feral 2 year old boy and I’m just in love. It’s exhausting but it’s magical. Worth it.
Omg I can’t deal with kids- god bless all the parents out there 😂
I am not a stay at home mom for a reason. Having this career with a child is challenging. I suggest you get a partner that equally participates in parenting or live close with family that's willing to help a lot. At the end of a really rough day, my little one is my favorite part. Especially when I started hearing I love you, Mommy. It's not impossible. It just takes a lot of boundaries and constant refocus on what's important to you.
Ya when our kids were very little, my husband and I would look at each other on Monday mornings and say thank god we get to go to work. 😂 Kids are great. Having someone else to be with them during the day - also great.
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These kids weren’t feral at all. I think that’s why I’m surprised I was so tired. They sat around for 2 hours and invited me to watch ice melt with them. They said they do this experiment everyday! 😂💀
I’ve babysat some wild kids that I constantly had to chase around or redirect.
Haha those are the easy ages you have in your photo. I’m just getting through the teen years and I even look back at the baby and toddler years as easy now. But the grade school years really are the easiest! I think once you have kids you realize it’s your biggest responsibility and you just step up no matter how hard it is. There is so much that is worth it, especially once they start becoming responsible adults!
We’re a household of two working parents and a 20 month old, baby 2 on the way. The best way I can describe it is - you’re relieved once they go to sleep but then you miss them after an hr lol.
U are exhausted as u suddenly went from 0-100. Parents go through normal phase like from the time they are pregnant to new born stage to kindergarten and so on. So there is gradual progression so parents get used to chaos. Imagine someone with 3-4 kids. It’s like if you are 50 kgs and u are given to lift 10 kgs dumbbell its really heavy but if you are already at 70 kgs its just way of life it doesn’t feel abnormal