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[quote=Anonymous]for those who don't yet have kids: (from the 13:46 PP)

There are certain things nobody really tells you about having kids.  You have to discover it on your own.  The big untold truth is that there is a lot of drudge work involved.  It is not all fairy tales and moonbeams, no matter how much you wanted kids or how long you spent trying or how much you love your kids.  Sometimes parts of parenthood gets really old.  Like watching Barney makes me want to stab myself.  When my daughter is sick she is super-whiny and needy.  Sometimes I feel bad for her and sometimes I just want her to stop whining.  Sometimes I am so tired that I could fall asleep standing up, and I was always someone who could survive on 4-5 hours, but parenthood can take you to a new level of exhaustion.  That can really affect how you look at things.  And you can feel like a real d-bag admitting you aren't always thrilled about parenthood.

The bad things about having kids are very easy to quantify, which is why you hear people complaining about them.  The good things about having kids are very difficult to quantify.  It is really hard to convey just how amazing it is when your child smiles at you for the first time and it isn't gas.  Or when she says "mama" and she means you.  Or when she runs to you at daycare pickup because she is so excited to see you.  Or the first time she says "i love you" without being prompted.  Or realizing that you've created your own little mini-me, complete with the nose you hate and the stubbornness you could do without.  I love my daughter more than I ever could have imagined, but I do have my days where I'm thinking, "damnit, just get in the CAR already!  can I be at work on time for ONCE??"[/quote]

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