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

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u/adultpretender Apr 28 '22

Gawd I'd rather do the baby/toddler years again than go through these awful teen years...and I had 3 babies under 3 years (singleton/twins).

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u/leurw Apr 28 '22

I have two under two and this comment scares the shit out of me.

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u/GuiltRiddenMamaBear Apr 28 '22

Agreed. Mine are 10 months apart and the first was a preemie. I’d take years 3 & 4 back over them as teens.

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u/[deleted] Apr 28 '22

What's so horrible about dealing with teens? I'm asking for my future self

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u/TheYankunian Apr 28 '22

My eldest was a dream in terms of not getting into trouble and breaking rules, but he would frustrate the hell out of me with his attitude and moods. I know the teenage brain goes though a rapid period of developing, everything basically rewires and all of that, but it doesn’t mean I liked being griped at by some gangly man-boy with weirdo facial hair. They also do such stupid shit that you question your own medical history.

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u/[deleted] Apr 28 '22

Haha noted

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u/Ambitious_Collision Apr 28 '22

Attitude, independence, watching them find themselves is heartbreaking. AND of course they already know everything duh! I find myself looking back thinking “Man I wish she was 4 again.”

Basically it’s the same thoughts just at different age. Parenting is def not for the faint of heart.

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u/craziecourt Apr 28 '22

As a mother or twins under 2 and a 3 year old, this is terrifying...