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Originally Posted by PepsiFree
I don’t know if it’s helpful with the now, but a friend of mine is a dad to two and says his biggest regret with his first was how much he wished away the hard parts and how much time he wasted wanting those phases to pass, because when they disappear they take a lot of the good little things you forget to appreciate in the moment. He said with his second he even appreciated the 2 am wake ups because he realized eventually, for the good and the bad, they just stop needing you the same way.
Can’t speak to it myself, but that stuck with me.
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There’s a lot of truth in that, and I am thankful for a lot of the positive moments I get to share with my kid. Watching him learn to put square pegs in square holes (unlike his old man) and seeing his pattern recognition start to develop is something I’m grateful for recently. So thank you for the encouragement.
The 20-25 hours of sleep over the last week is kicking my ass however.