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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Nope. It is so much more FUN that I could have ever anticipated. I mean, parenting is hard work, no doubt. But holy cow, they don't tell you just how freaking fun and joyful it all is. [/quote] Youare lucky, and am glad some people have that experience.  I have not found it fun nor joyful.  [/quote]

I think it would be helpful for people to say how old their kids currently are when they make these declarations. But to be sure, different people have different reactions to the phases of their kids' lives. For me, the baby and toddler years were pure joy, but everything that came after that was more of a struggle. I think more people have the opposite experience. [/quote]I am the pp to whom you are responding, and mine are currently 26 and 24. [/quote]

Are you the PP who did not find parenting to be fun or joyful, or the person who found it fun and joyful? Either is valid, of course. I was only asking because I would have been in the pure fun and joyful camp when my kids were little, but I'm curious how many people with older kids would have such a positive characterization. Mine are over 18 now, and there have been ups and downs.[/quote]

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