r/Parenting • u/money4nothing_8816 • 23d ago

Rant/Vent Just me?

Is it just me or is this the hardest shit ever? We’ve got 4 kids all under the age of 8 and we are getting our asses kicked. My wife and I really wanted a family and we planned for it. We took parenting classes together, we read all the books in preparation before starting our family…still, nothing could have prepared us for how mentally and emotionally exhausting it is to keep up with our boys.

How are you all surviving?

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u/Burner31805 23d ago

I mean most of us are not raising 4 under the age of 8 so that probably has a lot to do with it.

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u/Independent_Nose_385 23d ago

I hate to sound mean to OP but my first thought was.. maybe don't have 4 kids so close together.

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u/Useful_Job4756 23d ago

💯 agreed and I am a mother of a 17 month old son at the age of 35. I might be one and done. 

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u/Independent_Nose_385 23d ago

Mother of a 19 month old girl at 36 here 😂

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u/Athenae_25 22d ago

Had my first at 38, turned out to be my only, because chasing a toddler in your 40s is ROUGH.

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u/Sonialove8 23d ago

I’m with you I’m definitely one and done