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Originally Posted by mrkajz44
Welcome to every conversation with every parent ever.
"You think [x] age is bad? Wait until they are [y] age!"
My oldest is only 3, so I have have many years ahead of me, but my personal opinion is that all stages of raising children are likely equally as hard, but just in different ways.
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I think there's definitely an endurance thing that comes into play where the responsibility just keeps compounding, but they definitely get way easier. You're totally in the thick of it right now. After like eight or nine they become much easier, after 10-12 even easier again as you can totally leave them alone, and now at 16/14 my kids are way more fun and cooler to have around than not. They have their moments, but generally it's pretty awesome. Especially now that my 16-year-old can drive my 14-year-old to all his stuff. Also, my 14-year-old is like a built-in Call of Duty buddy to hang with.
When they're young, every bathroom visit, every bath/shower, every change of clothes, every meal, every everything you are a part of. As that part of the job fades away it's a billion times easier.
Mine even help with the housework, meal prep, clean-up, etc. They can get groceries and just generally contribute as though we have a couple of extra adults in the house (granted, borderline r-tarded adults sometimes).