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[–] Croquette@sh.itjust.works 27 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Not living in the USA most definitely helps. The age of your kids makes a difference. My youngest is 16 months old and in his phase where he has no awareness of danger and sleeps like shit still and my gas tank is empty 24/7 by the shitty quality of sleep with the constant mental energy spent making sure he doesn't kill himself. And that is when everyone is healthy.

I would litterally kill for them, but it is easy to understand why people feel like they do, especially with the current economic and societal context.

[–] SinningStromgald@lemmy.world 9 points 5 days ago (2 children)

I think some just cope with parenthood better than others. Some take the feeling of bone deep mental and physical exhaustion and wonder "why/what the fuck was I thinking". They just see all they are missing or regret not doing before. Others get that feeling and feel a deep satisfaction knowing it is a sign they are doing right for their kid. It completes them in a way that is inexplicable for those who don't.

Not sure if that added anything or not but I felt it needed saying.

[–] Croquette@sh.itjust.works 5 points 5 days ago

When the sleep sucks, everything else is worst for it.

I love my kids and I feel a great satisfaction raising them, but my tank is always running empty.

I think that parents are better at different stages of parenthood, and for me, between 9 months and 18 months is the fucking worst.

[–] 5too@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago

Some kids are definitely easier than others too. Both my kids wouldn't sleep for more than 90 minutes at a time until they were a few years old; and when they were awake they would demand attention; like most kids that age who are awake do.

[–] clockworkrat@slrpnk.net 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Maybe we got lucky with our kid's sleep? I remember it was awful while my partner was on mat leave, but now they sleep through the night most nights so it's usually other shit that'll keep us up.

[–] Croquette@sh.itjust.works 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Were almost there. The oldest can manage herself for a little while in the morning and sleeps well

The youngest one is up at 5:30 - 5:45. It fucking sucks. And he still wakes up every other night.

6 more months and we should be over the bump.

[–] clockworkrat@slrpnk.net 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I don't mind the early waking too much since that's when I get up for work anyway!

[–] Croquette@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 days ago

I am not a morning person, so waking up at 5:45 is brutal.

I do my own schedule, so I usually go back to bed after the morning routine, because I am mostly useless otherwise.