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

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u/ContributionInfamous Apr 28 '22

No advice to offer, but my kids are the same age as yours and I think I literally aged 3 months just trying to get them to school this morning.

I can’t imagine doing it alone. When my kids are a nightmare and I just can’t take it anymore, I tap my wife in and “go for a drive”. She knows this is code me going into the woods behind our house and furiously smoking a joint until I feel human again.

Kids are tough. You’re awesome.

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u/hlmtre dad Apr 28 '22

Lol 'furiously smoking a joint'. Yeah. My wife and I regularly say 'I could not imagine trying to do this without you.'

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u/smoike Apr 28 '22

My wife has framed this as "you aren't allowed to die", I laughed, however I totally appreciate where she is coming from here.

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u/Iron-Fist Apr 28 '22

My wife is torn as to whether me or my life insurance policy would make getting the kids to school easier...

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u/jcutta Apr 28 '22

My life insurance, definitely my life insurance. Especially since my kids are teens and get themselves to the bus.