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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am soooo exhausted from parenting my 3 young kids all weekend.  Like physically exhausted.  I have a 2 year old, 5 year old and 7 year old.  This weekend we had a few play dates, played outside a bunch, walked the dog, went for a bike ride (where the older kids bike and I run next to them), and I worked out (like normal).  In between all of the physical play, I also still carry my 2 year old quite a bit and I have to do household work like laundry, cleaning, dishes, etc.

I don't understand how people who are out of shape parent young kids.  I am in shape, work out 5 times a week, can run an 8 minute mile and am still physically exhausted after a weekend with my kids! [/quote]

You didn't know that children were exhausting and needy?  Why do people have children and know nothing about what it takes to care for them![/quote]

OP here - of course I knew children were exhausting and needy. But I have been doing this non-stop for 7 years and just needed to vent. Plus the last 2 years have been even more exhausting than the first few years due to COVID.  I used to take the kids to indoor playhouses and could go to museums.  Now we don't have any of those things so I am trying to find good outlets for them other than just watching TV/playing on their tablets.  Usually that results in me playing with them or doing outside physical activities with them.

[b]I also just wonder how people who are out of shape keep up with their kids all weekend long.[/b] [/quote]

DP, but plenty of parents aren't as active with their kids as you are.  They use strollers, they drive to the playground and sit on a bench, etc.  I find working out gives me energy, but yeah, little kids are exhausting.

IME, that part eases up, but there are plenty of emotional challenges with older kids, so it's a real shift in work.  Occasionally I wish I could trade dealing with a blowout for tween drama, but there are real benefits of older kids, too (mine are 10, 8, and 6).[/quote]

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