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[quote=Anonymous]OP here to kick things off.

I know 2 families well that have 3 kids. The first is, I think, very happy and in a good groove, but I actually think they parent like they have a small family - tons of sports and extracurriculars for all three kids, parents do a TON (always volunteering for classroom stuff, coaching sports teams, Sunday school teacher, den mother, you name it.) They are, as a family, insanely busy, and very structured/organized. It seems to work for them, but I would have burned out on some of this stuff years ago. Feels almost like shooting the moon. If you’re gonna make this work you gotta go all in, 12/13 and it all falls apart.

The other doesn’t seem to be in a good groove. Lots of chaos. There house is a cluttered disaster. Not a ton of structure (bedtimes are pretty non-existent, for example, though the kids are early elementary). Lots of love, lots of fun, but it always seems like they’re scrambling. Like they tried to go chill and it’s just maybe too chill? And I worry a bit about their marriage.

I dunno maybe there’s a middle ground here. [/quote]

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