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[quote=Anonymous]Love kids and tried for a 4th but was not meant to be. I get up at 4:30-5:00 every morning to have some alone time, get small things done and start work say. I drop kids off and pick them up. Exercise at lunchtime. Own 2 crockpots. I work an hour or so after pick up and at night as needed to stay abreast.I volunteer at their school and with their other activities. We have a house cleaner come every 2 weeks. 
DH has more demanding hours but pitches in do not everything is on me. Our parents would actually come in town town when DC were going so that we could have some binge work weeks (and separate vacations). They each spend a separate week with grandparents or godparent must summers. We host some nieces and nephews also during the summer. They have also gone to summer camp for a week (now 2 or 3) since they were 8 or 9.

IMO children benefit from interaction beyond just parents, especially from siblings. And they don’t need constant parental attention. There is more for DC to do other than play with mom(or dad) or watch TV. IMO some of the more narcissistic parents have fewer kids.  But I thrive on chaos and thankfully DH and I manage with little sleep. We have only 5?years now  til they are all out of the house. The thoughts of this already makes me sad.

I think the saying “in mother, time goes fast but the days are endless’ is very true. When kids were younger it was harder but now the problem is carpooling.[/quote]

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