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Originally Posted by Sliver

Well every situation is different and I don't know your circumstances, but you are an anomaly among parents to think it is an easy job. It seems almost unbelievable. What's difficult about it? I guess less sleep, less money, less relaxation time, less freedom and flexibility to enjoy hobbies and friends, more demands on your time, frustrations (tantrums, feedings, potty training, etc.), more responsibility, more illness, diapers, laundry, more cleaning, baths, etc. not to mention the endurance just to keep that up year after year. Throw in any life curve ball such as the death of a loved one, car accident, etc. and it becomes even harder. Parenting is easy, is it? No, objectively it is not. I can't believe we are even having this conversation.

What you are describing is that it is more time consuming to be a parent. I dont equate spending time to hard. I believe many parents hold themselves to a unattainable standard of societies definition of an ideal parent and then burn themselves out trying to achieve it and feel bad about themselves when they arent perfect. This would be hard work. Then on the other hand there are people who i think regret being parents and just view their kids as work.

So i think many people make parenting out to be harder than it is. It happens to be one of my pet peaves. I am not saying you fall into one of the above catagories.