Now I know this is a truly unpopular opinion here, but it doesn’t make it any less true.
Parents are the only ones qualified to say that they are more tired than those without children, because they’re the only ones who have been both.
This isn’t pro/anti kids/parenting, just a statement that I know will rile a lot of young people up, but I suppose that’s what this sub is for!
I used to hate this opinion growing up because it felt so entitled and gatekeepy, and then you have your first child and you truly experience tiredness for the first time.
I love my kids and wouldn’t change anything for the world, but damn if that first year isn’t t-o-u-g-h and a complete and utter system shock.
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Nope.
Raised triplets and you singleton parents dont know what tired is.
See how that works?
Probably. Which is why I don’t want kids.
I think most of the “you don’t know tired until you’ve had kids!” just comes from people aging. I’m roughly as tired at 33 with kids as I was at 32 without, which is way more tired than I was at 22 with no kids.
You have it easy, think about the parents who had twins. you couldn’t possibly even fathom true exhaustion.