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It's all on you. All. On. You.

There is no reprieve from the onslaught of responsibilities. Go look at the Default Parent thread and multiply the exhaustion times infinity. It never stops. This is your whole life. Forever.

I have great kids and am luckier than lots of folks. It is still so much more difficult than anyone tells you.

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This is a pro and a con for me.  Not having to rely on someone else to do something is a big pro for me.  Read the hundreds of threads from wives about their husbands who don't pull their weight or that mom is the default parent.  I could not stand having a grown adult in my house who doesn't do half of the work (if both spouses work FT).  I've had to listen to soooooooooo many friends complain that their DHs need to be coddled like a child.  No thank you.  I do it myself and it gets done 100% of the time.  Is it tiring?  YES.  But my DD is 10 now and I get some time off when she spends the night at friends' houses and goes to camp for 2 weeks.  She does her own laundry and I am starting to teach her how to cook (or at least heat stuff up).   :lol:   I'm happy with how our lives are.[/quote]

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