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[quote=Anonymous]For some reason, although people warned me how "hard" it is raising a child, I didn't understand what that meant. Yes, sleep deprivation is hard, trying to soothe a crying infant is hard when he just won't stop crying, it's hard not being able to just go out with your husband whenever you feel like it. etc. etc. etc. But as it turns out, I haven't had all that much trouble with those concrete, obvious challenges. For me, it's more emotionally difficult, and that's what never came across to me. I was floored by how worthless I felt as a parent when I couldn't soothe my crying baby or when he wouldn't latch nursing. I continue to beat myself up for not having more patience with my now two year old. I'm surprised by how my dh and I can be on such different pages sometimes. I'm saddened when I realize I'm acting just like my mom. Those things are more representative of the difficult parts of parenting for me.

Of course, there are a lot of great things about having kids. People are less likely to gush about the positive things in general other than the vague "it's so amazing." I think most conscientious people aren't going to go on and on about how great it is to child-free people because nobody wants to be "that" person. A child-free by choice couple might think you're insinuating their life is less-than for not having kids. A childless by circumstance couple might resent you for going on and on about how great kids are because they would badly like to experience it too. But the good things do happen, and they happen daily, and they outweigh the bad.  [/quote]

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