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[quote=Anonymous]I have 3 kids, 6/4/2. It is not 100% sunshine and roses but we are very happy! I think it basically comes down to these things

1) DH and I both work from home and have an extremely egalitarian household. Everything from who walks the K kid to the bus stop is on an alternating routine. Large household chores don't alternate but are split up (IE, DH does ALL laundry, I do ALL food)

2) Kids have care. 2 year old is in daycare, 4 year old is in preschool, 6 year old is in K. This gets their energy out and it gives us time to recharge. I honestly don't know how people SAH. And that isn't a dig, it is an admission that I would lose my mind if I did it.

3) We live by routine. Every day is the same, the kids have a routine for almost every part of the day (morning/coming home/after school/dinner/bedtime/etc)

4) Despite 1/3, we roll with the punches. If something doesn't happen right, it isn't a full family meltdown, we just adjust and get back on track later.

5) We all talk really openly about losing our temper. We all do it, me, DH, the K-er, everyone loses their temper. DH and I are big on apologizing for it, in the moment, explaining why it happened, and resolving the emotional moment so to speak. So we aren't walking around in tension angrily, we talk it through to resentment doesn't build (hopefully! I guess I'll check back in when they are teenagers haha)[/quote]

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