The Daddy Complex

I have two kids, 4 and 8, by this point in our lives I expected everything to kind of mellow out and all of us co-exist as a family instead of 100% child-care. At what point do you think you'll reach that place?

Asked by bujnik

When you reach sweet, merciful death.

I made a joke to my dad once about how I’ll finally get to return to my worry-free lifestyle when the boys turn 18. He looked at me and calmly said, “It never ends.”

And for the record, both my sister and I are closer to middle age than college age so, if he’s still worrying about us, that’s saying something. Although, to be fair, both of us are incredibly immature.

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  1. party-of-six said: It’s easier once all of the children are over the age of 7. We have 4: 13, 10, 10 and 7. This last year has certainly been easier - they are more self-sufficient. You still have parenting but not child-care. Hang in there, it gets easier, I promise.
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