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FWIW I have two children, aged 3 and 6 months, and I would say it is about accurate (for me) that the first hour is enjoyable and then the next 10 are less so.
by peter422 4y ago
FWIW I have two children, aged 3 and 6 months, and I would say it is about accurate (for me) that the first hour is enjoyable and then the next 10 are less so. It's a chore that you are doing every single day.
However, the older they get the less boring they are and I assume at some point I will get more out of the relationship.
But I had the children so I gotta deal with what that entails and I'm comfortable with that. I went into this very willingly.
But I absolutely have no judgement against people who don't want to have children... It might not be for you, I don't have any magical emotion that makes it less work, and there are many, many things I'd rather be doing.
- bcrosby95 4y agoAs they get older you can increasingly share your hobbies with them rather than be a pure source of child-like entertainment. I have a 7 year old and two 4 year olds, and we: play video games, watch movies, go for hikes, climb trees, go swimming, play various sports, play dnd, play board games, and paint warhammer miniatures together.
- peter422 4y agoYes I do anticipate that happening, but it's no guarantee. And even still doing 3-5 years of very hard parenting work to get to that is a lot... And I didn't even carry the children which is another year of very hard work! I'm not saying that I'm not happy with my decision to have children, but if I didn't really want to have them this would be rough.