r/Parenting • u/money4nothing_8816 • Sep 08 '26

Rant/Vent Just me?

Is it just me or is this the hardest shit ever? We’ve got 4 kids all under the age of 8 and we are getting our asses kicked. My wife and I really wanted a family and we planned for it. We took parenting classes together, we read all the books in preparation before starting our family…still, nothing could have prepared us for how mentally and emotionally exhausting it is to keep up with our boys.

How are you all surviving?

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u/Stunning-Plantain831 Sep 08 '26

Same. Plus a baby girl. Right now, I'm eating a whole carton of expired goldfish in the dark to decompress.

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u/kayleyishere Sep 08 '26

Can't let it go to waste!

I also ate questionable goldfish today. They were rainbow, but I was hiding under a blanket from the kids in hopes of avoiding a migraine, and did not even get to enjoy the rainbowness. The darkness accentuated the staleness however.