[vanderreeah]

This should be voted higher. It's not "passive-aggressive", as the empathy-deficient thatwebdude says, it's honest, if painfully so. There are plenty of days when a parent cannot in all honesty give the socially-mandated "But it's so worth it" appendix to the litany of perfectly justifiable complaints. It IS hard, exhausting, and does involve a recalibration of your expectations of life and yourself. Thank you for posting this, not many parents would be so honest. (In saying this I am not denying that there are other parents who can in all honesty say they love the whole process.)