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[quote=Anonymous]what!

I think people with kids do complain about their kids a little bit like warding off the 'evil' eye or defending against hubris. I had a super easy time getting pregnant, no pain during child birth, no special needs, live in DC, good lottery luck  and could stay home when the kids were little with some help- I was supremely blessed and I think if I'd just said that- id come off as a smug a$$ h---   sooooo I'd complain about how my husband was never home, how the 3 year old tantrums were crazy etc etc b/c I had no desire to come off as a smug a$$hat. Those years of my life were so easy and good and rich and people who didnt know that I'd had a lot of difficulties before then might just think I was this spoiled brat of a person. however  I know how it feels to be the person who's struggling, I definitely don't want to admit to having a 'golden' life, I'm afraid of hubris or what will happen when there is a challenge- instead of rallying around me- people will have less sympathy b/c that is human nature as i've observed it.

also, I'm sure being a parent isn't for everyone and there are people who truly regret it and didnt think it through but the vast majority of people find such a deep joy and high in their children  that  its not really communicable to someone who hasn't experienced it. Kind of like an orgasm- if you haven't felt that, none can explain it to you, that is how good it feels to look at your child or cuddle them, but no one goes around saying this b/c its weird.  I have the same amount of good feelings released when my kids cuddle up next to me on a Saturday morning that I do when I'm at the top of a hike and can look at the view.  sometimes when I'm hiking it seems incredibly hot and miserable and exhausting, so is parenting sometimes. [/quote]

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