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My favorite task is now doing the grocery shopping by myself. A whole hour of wandering the aisles filling up the trolley in (relative) peace and quiet. One of
by rb808 9y ago
My favorite task is now doing the grocery shopping by myself. A whole hour of wandering the aisles filling up the trolley in (relative) peace and quiet. One of the highlights of the week and its supposed to be a chore.
- mikepurvis 9y agoHaha, and I take the kids to do it in order to give my partner her hour or so off on a Sunday afternoon.
- fossuser 9y agoComments like this make it seem like it's absolutely miserable to have a family.
- m_fayer 9y agoNah. I miss single life while knowing perfectly that my life is better with my partner. I miss getting lost in video games and having a wide circle of low-stakes friendships, while knowing perfectly well they my life is richer and more rewarding now than it was then. I'm exhausted by the little humans in my life but I wouldn't give them up for anything. Such is life.
- notauser 9y agoIt is miserable having a young family. The first two years of having a child have been 70% crap, 20% sleep, 10% rewarding moments. There are a couple of up-sides: - The rewarding moments are pretty cool, and there are more all the time. - You don't appreciate free time until you have none. I no longer procrastinate and overall I think I get more things done than I did with unlimited free time.
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- rb808 9y agolol, reading it again now does look really depressing. I wouldn't want it any other way, just that the house is always full, its like living with roommates all the time except noisier.
- sheepmullet 9y agoIt's incredibly rewarding but it's not easy. Raising the kids is actually the easiest part. Going into work less productive because you are exhausted and having your boss yell at you for missing deadlines is the hard part. Struggling with money is the hard part. Etc. Our culture is a lot less family friendly than it was 50 years ago.
- purplethinking 9y ago>Going into work less productive because you are exhausted and having your boss yell at you for missing deadlines is the hard part. Struggling with money is the hard part. TIL I have it easy...
- throwaway413 9y agoCan’t have highs without lows.