Having Kids Has Been Far Easier and Better than I Expected

A few paragraphs in, I decided I was jumping the gun. Maybe the first months were easy but those naysayers who kept telling me “just you wait!” were going to be correct in the end. So I put it in the metaphorical drawer and decided to come back to it later. Then our second daughter was born, and a few months into being parents of two the itch to write this article returned. But I’d only been a parent for two years, and while two kids is above average these days, it’s still not very many “reps” to claim to know something from. So back in the drawer it went. Three months ago our third daughter was born. Our oldest is nearly four, our middle daughter is two, and here I am, once again itching to write this piece. Along the way, I’ve realized I’m not alone in thinking this. Quiet whispers and text messages from friends have trickled in: “Why did everyone tell me this was so hard?” Revealing a kind of guilt over the joyous reality of life on the other side of having kids I and others did not

A few paragraphs in, I decided I was jumping the gun. Maybe the first months were easy but those naysayers who kept telling me “just you wait!” were going to be correct in the end. So I put it in the metaphorical drawer and decided to come back to it later. Then our second daughter was born, and a few months into being parents of two the itch to write this article returned. But I’d only been a parent for two years, and while two kids is above average these days, it’s still not very many “reps” to claim to know something from. So back in the drawer it went. Three months ago our third daughter w