Interesting read -- a few random thoughts:
- I can't speak to what women/moms go through -- that's such a different experience on so many levels
- My kids also haven't hit the teen/adult years yet so I'm still enjoying my (noisy, messy, sometimes disgusting) little bubble
- Parenting is effing hard and draining at the best of times; in many ways I'm surprised those stats aren't higher
- We've resigned to the position that if the kids are still alive at the end of the day, we've done our job. Sure it's nice to spoil them at times, and we do what we can to support their growth and development as little humans. But anything above and beyond is optional, and we've tried to set our kid's expectations that way (it's almost harder to set your own expectations as a parent to reflect that).
- If birth rates are down, hopefully that's a good thing -- means less competition for my kids to succeed
