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Re:75% of the time we spend with our kids in our lifetime wi... by mlyle on Tuesday October 18, 2022 @11:13PM (#33257135)
> You're looking at what, 2-5 years of that?

5 years of diaper changes? Or sleepless nights?

Diaper changes can end by mid-year 2. Sleepless nights can be mostly eased well within a year.

Of course, there's always random suck. I had a crisis that I was receiving texts up till 3AM... and then my 8 year old showed up with a stomachache at 3:30AM.

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Re:75% of the time we spend with our kids in our lifetime wi... by spockz on Wednesday October 19, 2022 @12:57AM (#33257887)
Not all kids are the same. There will be exceptions and you don’t get to choose. Our Pete child wakes up screaming in the night and is so distraught she can’t stop for hours. Many things like therapy and psych stuff have been attempted to no avail.

Murphy’s law is indeed a thing as well. All three kids waking up sequentially because of some trouble or ache. It does happen but is very rare.

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