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Please tell me the how much harder it is with kid #2
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Date: June 23rd, 2025 7:31 PM Author: soul-stirring regret (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5742418&forum_id=2#49043896) |
Date: June 23rd, 2025 7:33 PM Author: Gold parlor windowlicker How close in age (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5742418&forum_id=2#49043899) |
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Date: June 23rd, 2025 7:43 PM Author: soul-stirring regret a little under 2 years. current one is 1. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5742418&forum_id=2#49043926) |
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Date: June 23rd, 2025 7:45 PM Author: Dark death wish home Start pulling back on the amount of attention kid #1 gets now.
Multiple kids is easy AF if the kids learn to entertain themselves. |
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Date: June 23rd, 2025 7:46 PM Author: soul-stirring regret just put her in her pen and ignore her? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5742418&forum_id=2#49043949) |
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Date: June 23rd, 2025 7:48 PM Author: Dark death wish home Basically. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5742418&forum_id=2#49043956) |
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Date: June 24th, 2025 11:32 AM Author: Well-lubricated pearly trailer park really tough guy ur fucked. Toddler + infant is the most difficult combo. It is exponentially harder with there never being a free set of hands. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5742418&forum_id=2#49045693) |
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Date: June 23rd, 2025 7:35 PM Author: Dark death wish home Depends on how neurotic and/or retarded you and/or wife are.
If neither of you is neurotic or retarded, it's not materially harder than 1 kid. |
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Date: June 23rd, 2025 7:38 PM Author: racy lodge doctorate this is a forum full of lawyers everyone here is at least one of those things (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5742418&forum_id=2#49043914) |
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Date: June 23rd, 2025 7:39 PM Author: Dark death wish home FALSE.
I am neither neurotic nor retarded. (Same for wife). |
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Date: June 23rd, 2025 8:01 PM Author: racy lodge doctorate sorry brother but your writing itt smacks of "retarded"--it just has that classic "self-assured retard" quality to it. on the plus side that means you're the happy kind of retard. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5742418&forum_id=2#49043989) |
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Date: June 23rd, 2025 8:02 PM Author: Dark death wish home That's my autism. I am EXTREMLY autistic. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5742418&forum_id=2#49043996) |
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Date: June 23rd, 2025 8:27 PM Author: honey-headed weed whacker tanning salon (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5742418&forum_id=2#49044095) |
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Date: June 23rd, 2025 7:43 PM Author: soul-stirring regret wife is neither neurotic nor retarded. i definitely am both. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5742418&forum_id=2#49043930) |
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Date: June 23rd, 2025 7:44 PM Author: Dark death wish home If you're neurotic, everything will always suck for you no matter what. So just roll with it. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5742418&forum_id=2#49043935) |
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Date: June 23rd, 2025 7:45 PM Author: soul-stirring regret lmao thanks. honestly. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5742418&forum_id=2#49043942) |
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Date: June 23rd, 2025 7:47 PM Author: Dark death wish home YOU'RE FREE (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5742418&forum_id=2#49043953) |
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Date: June 23rd, 2025 8:27 PM Author: honey-headed weed whacker tanning salon (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5742418&forum_id=2#49044097) |
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Date: June 23rd, 2025 7:45 PM Author: cobalt bearded shrine genital piercing wow (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5742418&forum_id=2#49043944) |
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Date: June 24th, 2025 11:47 AM Author: Greedy maniacal abode (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5742418&forum_id=2#49045731) |
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Date: June 23rd, 2025 7:36 PM Author: vigorous wrinkle pistol Step up is wildly overstated ime (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5742418&forum_id=2#49043905) |
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Date: June 23rd, 2025 7:37 PM Author: Tantric chestnut cruise ship candlestick maker totally depends on the kid/age gap. 0 to 1 was a life changer, and 1 to 2 was easy. #1 was a difficult baby and #2 was an easy baby. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5742418&forum_id=2#49043907) |
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Date: June 23rd, 2025 7:43 PM Author: Pink Scourge Upon The Earth Selfie How old is your first? I'd suggest waiting till he or she is 4 years or older. You're setting up your two oldest to have a bad relationship if Mom is having to take care of a newborn when your 2-3-year-old is still wanting lots of attention. I've seen this happen in a couple of families. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5742418&forum_id=2#49043925) |
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Date: June 23rd, 2025 7:44 PM Author: Dark death wish home TERRIBLE ADVICE.
Close in age the better. |
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Date: June 23rd, 2025 7:46 PM Author: Tantric chestnut cruise ship candlestick maker (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5742418&forum_id=2#49043945) |
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Date: June 23rd, 2025 7:46 PM Author: Pink Scourge Upon The Earth Selfie I know whereof I speak. I'm sure twins, even Irish twins, are fine, but the 2-3-year age gap is rough, because the oldest is still at that age that they want Mom's undivided love, but they're old enough to remember when they did have it, so they feel they're being screwed. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5742418&forum_id=2#49043948) |
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Date: June 23rd, 2025 7:47 PM Author: Tantric chestnut cruise ship candlestick maker extremely oriental poast (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5742418&forum_id=2#49043951) |
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Date: June 23rd, 2025 7:51 PM Author: Dark death wish home Sounds like you're a neurotic faggot and you rationalize your genetically-determined shitty personality by blaming your parents for not giving your enough attention. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5742418&forum_id=2#49043960) |
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Date: June 23rd, 2025 7:54 PM Author: Pink Scourge Upon The Earth Selfie So what, you're assuming OP has perfect genes? I'm sure he's a nice guy but let's be real. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5742418&forum_id=2#49043971) |
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Date: June 23rd, 2025 7:57 PM Author: Dark death wish home Point is that all of these little details when raising kids do not end up mattering. What matters is: (1) Genetics, (2) exposure to toxins, and (3) avoiding real hardcore abuse.
The only other "environmental" factor that really matters is the shared environment (eg. culture kid is raised in).
Everything other than that that parents can control is meaningless. |
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Date: June 23rd, 2025 8:04 PM Author: Pink Scourge Upon The Earth Selfie This is just pronatalist wishful thinking. Lots of little things, including birth order, affect life outcomes. Higher birth order is associated with slightly lower IQ; a male child who has more older brothers is more likely to be homosexual. And you're ignoring how genetics and environment can interact; by your own argument, a baby genetically predisposed to be highly neurotic is more likely to be traumatized by non-abusive but adverse environmental factors. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5742418&forum_id=2#49044003) |
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Date: June 23rd, 2025 8:04 PM Author: Dark death wish home It's a type of control falacy.
Parents tend to assume that because they have a lot of control over the minutiae of their kids day-to-day lives, the minutiae actually has a material impact on the kids development. It doesnt. |
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Date: June 23rd, 2025 8:13 PM Author: Pink Scourge Upon The Earth Selfie This is a total lie, based on no evidence, spread by people who just want women to pop out more babies to prop up the welfare state. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5742418&forum_id=2#49044032) |
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Date: June 24th, 2025 11:41 AM Author: jet-lagged splenetic school mexican This was not true at all in my experience (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5742418&forum_id=2#49045715) |
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Date: June 23rd, 2025 7:46 PM Author: Tantric chestnut cruise ship candlestick maker rofl terrible advice (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5742418&forum_id=2#49043946) |
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Date: June 23rd, 2025 7:46 PM Author: soul-stirring regret see above. a little under 2 years apart. my wife should have some help. her mother. at least one live in nanny. maybe another nanny during the day. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5742418&forum_id=2#49043947) |
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Date: June 23rd, 2025 8:04 PM Author: Hot Brunch Haunted Graveyard 2 is better than 1 once the younger is past something like 3-4 because they will play with each other, esp if they are boy/boy or girl/girl. everything is easier after the initial years with 2 because the sibling. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5742418&forum_id=2#49044000) |
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Date: June 23rd, 2025 9:32 PM Author: Bat-shit-crazy shaky sweet tailpipe center (Psychopath) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5742418&forum_id=2#49044280) |
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Date: June 23rd, 2025 7:44 PM Author: Self-absorbed salmon trump supporter philosopher-king Immeasurably harder. You’ll be shell shocked. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5742418&forum_id=2#49043936) |
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Date: June 23rd, 2025 7:49 PM Author: At-the-ready station personal credit line Play zone defense, not man to man (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5742418&forum_id=2#49043957) |
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Date: June 23rd, 2025 7:51 PM Author: Tantric chestnut cruise ship candlestick maker proles keep saying zone defense, esp with 3, and i dont even know wtf this means. maybe im too aspie. i feel like it's just something proles say to be cute.
you're playing much more offense with kids than you are playing defense. |
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Date: June 23rd, 2025 7:53 PM Author: Pink Scourge Upon The Earth Selfie Instead you should be playing box and 1. (Guess who's who.) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5742418&forum_id=2#49043966) |
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Date: June 23rd, 2025 7:54 PM Author: At-the-ready station personal credit line I guess the point is don't have daddy focus on 1 kid while mommy focus on the other. Switch it up (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5742418&forum_id=2#49043970) |
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Date: June 23rd, 2025 7:55 PM Author: Tantric chestnut cruise ship candlestick maker this would seem to be about giving both kids attention from both parents, and it's not clear how that applies to 3 kids.
and this doesnt seem to cover the defense aspect.
but maybe im just being aspie. |
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Date: June 23rd, 2025 8:00 PM Author: Hot Brunch Haunted Graveyard its the difference between man v cover 3. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5742418&forum_id=2#49043983) |
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Date: June 23rd, 2025 8:02 PM Author: Tantric chestnut cruise ship candlestick maker once again, ur playing offense much more than defense. feeding them getting them dressed, getting teeth brushed, getting them loaded up and into the car, etc. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5742418&forum_id=2#49043992) |
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Date: June 23rd, 2025 8:04 PM Author: At-the-ready station personal credit line Got damn man, your aspergers is off the charts (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5742418&forum_id=2#49044002) |
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Date: June 23rd, 2025 8:05 PM Author: Tantric chestnut cruise ship candlestick maker yes, but can we also agree that the zone defense thing is dumb (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5742418&forum_id=2#49044011) |
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Date: June 23rd, 2025 8:06 PM Author: Hot Brunch Haunted Graveyard (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5742418&forum_id=2#49044014) |
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Date: June 23rd, 2025 8:06 PM Author: Hot Brunch Haunted Graveyard man to man meaning ie dad tends to the boy, mom focuses on the girl more. playing zone means both parents zone cover all the kids. this isnt that hard. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5742418&forum_id=2#49044013) |
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Date: June 23rd, 2025 8:10 PM Author: Tantric chestnut cruise ship candlestick maker ur poast doesnt account for how people say you can play man to man with 2 but you need to play zone defense with 3. it also doesnt account for 2/3 of the same gender. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5742418&forum_id=2#49044022) |
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Date: June 23rd, 2025 8:10 PM Author: Hot Brunch Haunted Graveyard jfc, kys. now. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5742418&forum_id=2#49044024) |
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Date: June 23rd, 2025 8:14 PM Author: Tantric chestnut cruise ship candlestick maker done (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5742418&forum_id=2#49044035) |
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Date: June 23rd, 2025 7:53 PM Author: Orange Fiercely-loyal Hissy Fit Much harder than going from zero to one. I laugh whenever parents of only children complain; it’s about the same as a high-maintenance dog. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5742418&forum_id=2#49043969) |
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Date: June 23rd, 2025 7:59 PM Author: soul-stirring regret can you expound as to the first sentence? also, what should i do? |
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Date: June 23rd, 2025 8:01 PM Author: Tantric chestnut cruise ship candlestick maker rofl 1 kid is a million times worse than a dog (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5742418&forum_id=2#49043988) |
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Date: June 23rd, 2025 8:54 PM Author: puce insecure meetinghouse (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5742418&forum_id=2#49044164) |
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Date: June 23rd, 2025 10:00 PM Author: cracking autistic den (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5742418&forum_id=2#49044344) |
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Date: June 24th, 2025 11:31 AM Author: Brilliant range 1 kid is a vacation (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5742418&forum_id=2#49045689) |
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Date: June 23rd, 2025 8:25 PM Author: cracking autistic den I have two 19 months apart. The new baby will be significantly easier, but the challenge comes from dealing with jealousy/attachment issues from the older kid and learning how to manage both at the same time. You’ll also be in uncharted territory with the oldest and figuring out potty training sleep regression and general brattiness you haven’t experienced before. Just remember that it’s all just phases and the kid will move onto the next thing in 30-60 days usually. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5742418&forum_id=2#49044085) |
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Date: June 23rd, 2025 8:29 PM Author: soul-stirring regret how do u deal with kid 1's jealousy? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5742418&forum_id=2#49044101) |
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Date: June 23rd, 2025 8:50 PM Author: cracking autistic den She just got super attached to her mother, because in her mind the little one usurped all the attention. For us it never manifested in any negative behavior towards her sister but it wore on my wife’s patience and it’s never any fun to feel rejected by your kid. You kinda just have to talk them through it and be firm whenever the tantrums get past a certain level. As with most things half the battle is staying on the same page with your wife and just accepting the kid preferred her attention until they grow out of it. You’re getting a double whammy of the terrible twos, which are annoying to begin with plus managing the changes to the household. Just don’t let the kid run the show and be patient (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5742418&forum_id=2#49044151) |
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Date: June 24th, 2025 11:38 AM Author: jet-lagged splenetic school mexican Our oldest was 2, had zero attachment issues and was basically just obsessed with the baby/thought of herself as a second mom. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5742418&forum_id=2#49045708) |
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Date: June 23rd, 2025 8:28 PM Author: Chocolate abusive crackhouse "man to man coverage" the millennial faggot told his wife. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5742418&forum_id=2#49044099) |
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Date: June 23rd, 2025 8:39 PM Author: Tantric chestnut cruise ship candlestick maker (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5742418&forum_id=2#49044124) |
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Date: June 24th, 2025 12:22 PM Author: Greedy maniacal abode Okay i lol’d (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5742418&forum_id=2#49045846) |
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Date: June 23rd, 2025 8:39 PM Author: honey-headed weed whacker tanning salon 0 to 1 was a much bigger change than 1 to 2, but probably had to do w the fact wife became a SAHM between 1 and 2.
We’re at 3 now and wife keeps pining for #4. |
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Date: June 23rd, 2025 8:50 PM Author: Medicated lay turdskin It shouldn't be that much harder given that
(i) You should already know what you're doing
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(ii) your life is already kid-centric. your saturday is going to be spent at the aquarium instead of the music festival - you might as well take 2 kids instead of 1
--as someone with a bunch of kids i can say definitively that 3-4 gap is A LOT easier than 1-2. sure they might play a bit more together but its a constant struggle for resources so the "playing" is constantly interupted by punching |
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Date: June 23rd, 2025 8:59 PM Author: silver idiot partner 1-3 kids is easy. 4 and up is very difficult at times. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5742418&forum_id=2#49044177) |
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Date: June 23rd, 2025 9:05 PM Author: racy lodge doctorate just a reminder that if you take any advice from xo seriously your kids will end up retarded, evil, jewish, bald, and worst of all -- heterosexual. whatever people here are telling you: do the opposite and your kids will turn into little von neumanns. it's Scientifically Proven. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5742418&forum_id=2#49044188) |
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Date: June 23rd, 2025 9:08 PM Author: soul-stirring regret i've made major life decisions based on the bort and they've all been great. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5742418&forum_id=2#49044201) |
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Date: June 23rd, 2025 9:11 PM Author: racy lodge doctorate so did nyuug (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5742418&forum_id=2#49044211) |
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Date: June 23rd, 2025 9:33 PM Author: Bat-shit-crazy shaky sweet tailpipe center Your free time is done here, but it’s 180. Knock her up again asap. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5742418&forum_id=2#49044284) |
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Date: June 24th, 2025 1:33 AM Author: Spectacular Judgmental Police Squad after you rape your first one, the rest come easily (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5742418&forum_id=2#49044756) |
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Date: June 24th, 2025 11:37 AM Author: jet-lagged splenetic school mexican Have 2 kids about 2 years apart and the oldest is preschool aged. Going from 0 to 1 was still the bigger adjustment. The second one isn’t quite as bad because I think you’re generally less neurotic about everything so the newborn stage is overall less stressful. The first year sucked, but then it generally gets better. I think it’s a lot harder on the dad because you basically need to be a lot more Involved with everything while mom is taking care of the baby. |
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Date: June 24th, 2025 12:06 PM Author: 180 impressive puppy roast beef We have 1 and a dog and it is hard but manageable. A second would be the point at which it is probably not very manageable. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5742418&forum_id=2#49045795) |