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[quote=Anonymous]Op I'm not sure you deserve the time it's going to take me to punch this out on my iPhone, but I'll do it anyway. I have two kids, early elementary age. My oldest is extremely easy to parent - happy go lucky, does very well at school, is pretty successful at her sport, has a lot of friends, good sleeper, eats whatever you put in front of her, loves to read. My youngest had a ton of developmental delays that emerged smack in the middle of Covid, required 5+ years (still going) of therapy we pay out of pocket for as well as special needs preschool, is medicated for ADHD and looking into it for anxiety, requires a ton of extra appointments for a medical condition we are trying to figure out, has an IEP.. I could go on but I won't.

In the scheme of things, his needs are mild and he is an absolutely fantastic kid who has worked so hard to end up where he is today. My kids have an extremely special sibling relationship and are sweet, empathetic kids. But I have parented on hard mode for many years, and the amount of emotional and mental energy navigate this has taken and continues to take can't be undersold. If my second and first were clones (as it appears all three of yours are from your statement that all infants and toddlers are the same), I'd have three kids and think it's easy too.

You wouldn't know everything we deal with unless you were DH or my mom because as he has gotten older I am extremely careful what I share out of respect for his privacy. I have also been burned by people who, frankly, sound a lot like you.

I doubt you will take the time to reflect or even read this because your post is dripping with a lack of self-awareness and with superiority. But I hope you do or at least that you can be kinder to people in real life and grateful for your easy kids, high tolerance for the chaos of parenting, and (I'm guessing) financial resources to support your big family. [/quote]

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