Parenting
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Thing that I never realised about having 3 kids: increasing the number of kids has a dramatic impact on the vectors for chaos. 2 kids is simple, A vs B. Self contained and manageable.
But with 3 you’ve got a full-blown geopolitical landscape. Any argument can originate from any child, bounce unpredictably to another, and then somehow involve the third even if they were in a different room minding their own business. Alliances form and collapse in real time. I swear 90% of my time feels like mediating peace talks with 3 rogue nations who shared borders, bathrooms, and whose leaders have zero sense of proportion.
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Sharing bathrooms is almost always a recipe component for our “vectors for chaos”. If every member of the family had their own bathroom there would never be a conflict. Maybe that’s the world’s problem too, not enough bathrooms. Anyway, we need more in my house. I’ve thought of building one for me in the back yard…
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… But with 3 you’ve got a full-blown geopolitical landscape…
Can totally confirm @jerkules.
My three have the same age.
Can feel like you are parenting in a Matrix, where the French Revolution breaks out in the Colosseum of Rome and you must press and hold down two keys and press simultaneously another in double body length distance. -
Wrestling is back in full swing again, this time the daughter is into it too. Almost every evening is either at the club or a school, weekends included. It's like you have to be a coach, dietician, therapist, dermatologist, and motivational speaker....which is I guess like parenting in itself, except it doesn't make it any easier explaining why your kid has a black eye. At least they sleep well, and they're super fit.
