every family is different, and I don't know the particulars of your situation but let me just say that life was a LOT easier when my kids were younger like your

every family is different, and I don't know the particulars of your situation but let me just say that life was a LOT easier when my kids were younger like yours. Before becoming slave to the school calendar, before homework, and sports (practices, games, travel) and their own social lives, and all the shuttling around, there was far less coordination and scheduling to worry about, and far more time for myself. Every parent I know feels harried and exhausted and overwhelmed at times. You can "opt out" of a lot of this, some of it is trial and error to find the right balance, and some of it is phases that come and go. But your kids will probably need and want things from you that will require a lot of your time. mostly you'll gladly do it, and that is the price of being parent.