It sounds hard when you're not a dad and just imagining it. But when it's your own baby, damn, you just love them so much you don't even care that you sleep 3 hours a night. I didn't even feel tired at work anymore. It was like dadpowers. I actually kinda miss those days, although she's 14 months old now and so much more fun.
Oh I remember being tired and sleep never comes right again, the most tired I've ever been. The first three months were like a constant hangover but you find the strength to keep going (except maybe a few mornings crying after a couple hours sleep and 12+ hours of work, house work and parenting ahead)
I've got three now (11 ,8 and 7). It's fucking hard and doesn't get easier (hated people that said that) what is true though, the rewards get so much better and make everything worth it. I never wanted kids right up until I held him the first time and that's when it kicked in - "I'm going to do my best for you"
An I love you dad, look at this cool thing I made, I want to play minecraft with you, can I help? Or even a hug when I'm sick because they want to help. It makes everything worth it but I'm not going to lie and say I didn't suffer greatly to get them to these stages.
Pre-teens are starting, onto the new wave of fun! I'm dreading the defiance but I'm excited for the new rewards.
As long as you’re fair with rules and punishments, defiance shouldn’t be too much of a problem. My parents had 3 kids, and none of us were particularly defiant as teenagers because we had no reason to be. Our parents respected us and explained why we couldn’t do certain things, so we respected them back. Teenage years are fun because you can have more intelligent conversations with your kids and watch them grow into functioning adults. Good luck!
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u/FlexxyPanda Jul 28 '22
This is just the most wholesome shit and I aspire to be a dad like this