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Until they barf in your mouth or piss all over you while changing a diaper lol.

I blame the Hallmark channel.

I tried, they keep finding their way back.

I actually did expect this much "positivity" to my post lol. I guess I've spent too much time in a Precious Moments figurine store.

Definitely due to the negative image of the word for some people and I guess a sentence could be crafted to make something like saying kids are a burden to make it sound cheerful and some people would be fooled by it lol

One thing I can say is enjoy it while it lasts LOL!

When they get older you miss those days when they were small and easy to understand. Those teenage years, hell.

Sounds like an interesting Nerd Night.

Than you don't know my ex who almost popped a vein when I said "the burden of the kids is on my shoulders" and she started making like it was blasphemous to think or say that about kids.

Burden vs Not Burden I guess. Most of us seem like we're pretty sane people with the honesty that children are a burden and you know what, we're alright with that.

Lol true

First of all, keep up the good work, it sounds like you're an awesome dad and husband my man. I never wanted kids but I now have 6, some of them put me through some shit but I wouldn't trade any of it for a child-free life.

Man, if you only knew my parents, hell if I only knew my parents.

Trust me, there are people who think it's a sin to use the word "burden" when speaking of kids. They are insane IMO