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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't feel like it gets much easier as they get older.[/quote]
Tell me about it.  With all the homework, school projects, recitals, hobbies, school events, and extracurricular activities it makes me miss the early childhood years.  Parents of younger children count your blessings.   [/quote]

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[b]See, I don't get this. My kids did 1 thing a season. That's it. They went to aftercare otherwise. [/b]

As a nurse, I got off right around 3 and was usually home around 4ish (unpaid charting, sigh and errands). I usually was around for homework and then they basically played outside with friends or each other until dinner.

A couple of times a week, I'd do the sports practice. DH handled weekends and games.

I don't get the parents of older kids complaining. My kids were AWFUL sleepers. I was sleep deprived for years. That stuff isn't something to tut tut. If anything, I found having older kids fairly easy.

High school was more complicated, but it was usually because of the normal social stuff and making sure they were on track academically.

They are in college now and I actually miss how must hustle and bustle there was around here. It's so quiet. [/quote]

Well that's where we differ. We have three kids and they're each in three different activities year round. Plus add in all their school stuff, birthday parties, and play dates. It's a lot. But we want them to be passionate about their hobbies and involved in the community: those are things that we really value as people and we want our family life to reflect that so...we suck it up and put the time and effort in. We're out every night of the week and 2x on Saturdays. Several nights a week we have to divide and conquer because two kids have to be in different places at once.

Fwiw, just judging by what I see in the community, my experience is very typical and it's not as common for parents to tell their kids they can only be in one activity at a time. [/quote]

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