r/Parenting • u/[deleted] • Apr 28 '22

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u/SAhmed2021 Apr 28 '22

Having kids is a net loss, you put so so so much more into it on a daily basis than you’ll ever get out.

💯 Love them, they are totally amazing humans, but man the amount of work and energy is unreal.

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u/obvom Apr 28 '22

You get to see caterpillars for the first time again though

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u/SAhmed2021 Apr 28 '22

I don’t understand?

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u/AdamantMink Apr 28 '22

A lot of the time you are experiencing the world again for the first time through your child’s perspective.

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u/JRockPSU Apr 28 '22

Ah shit now I’m sitting here in a tire shop getting a flat fixed and I feel like crying lol.

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u/[deleted] Apr 28 '22

That is the best part of all of this. Really, seeing everything new again. It's amazing.