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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I love how much variability there is in these answers!

Lesson seems to be: kids can be a joy or a PITA at any age. Sometimes in the same day![/quote]

I also think different parents have different strength. Some people (not me) are good at tolerating messes, are very patient with tantrums, and overall enjoy little kid activities. So these type of parents probably enjoy the early years more than others

I like to keep things neat and organized. I don’t thrive in chaos. My endurance for playing with toy trains is low. But, I love going to my 4 1/2 year old’s sports practices. He has workbooks (math and letters) that he does, and I love how much he loves learning. I’m much less stressed spending time with my oldest because I can actually have a quasi-rational conversation with him. He understands me when I say “put on your clothes and we’ll go to the park.”

With my youngest, I feel like I’m just constantly cleaning up messes and trying to keep him from climbing the furniture. It’s absolutely exhausting. I don’t think toddlerhood is my strongest parenting period. I’m so excited for when they’re like 4 and 6.[/quote]

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