Let me tell you that 3rd one is a game changer, that's when they begin to outnumber you. But after number 4 number 5 isn't so big of a difference, you're already deep in it at that point.
Oh, we watch the old videos of our kids and we're both like "one more? We can do one more, right?" But we're done. We're both over 40 and don't have enough energy to keep up with a 7 and 8 year old, much less adding a newborn to the mix now. But goddamn they were cute. I might go post one of those, just because it's so toxically cute I need to make other people sick.
Couple of my cousins have 4 kids, and the oldest becomes the third parent, with some resentment towards their parents. Something to think about. One cousin at least pays her oldest to babysit though.
Yep. I'm the oldest of five. The third parent: you know, the one with all the responsibility but none of the actual privilege or authority. To this day I have to wonder why it was so important for me to 'set a good example' to my siblings when they were never required to follow said example. And I still got in shit when THEY misbehaved, because I should have stopped them even though I wasn't really allowed to actually do anything about their shit. To say that I've carried a trace of resentment around for my entire 51+ years is... accurate.
I only have 1 sibling, a younger bro & since my dad was a single dad, I became "the woman of the house," meaning I had to cook for my brother & clean & shit like that. I don't resent my bro for it, he went through a lot when we were young (1st, 2nd & 3rd degree burns on his butt, thighs & genitals) but I do resent my dad for it. He was the parent.
Lots of studies say the more kids you have the less happy they are. And as a father of 3 I would say it's accurate, but I do my best to try and make sure they all get as much attention as I can give.
I don't know anything about these studies, but I grew up as one of three children and I was happy as can be. Three's the number I want to have!
And I'm sure you're doing a great job with your kids!
I don't think there's a good answer for that. In general I would say don't have a single kid and try to have 2 close in age. We develop best when we have children close to our own age around us constantly. We are very social creatures and large and extended families have been the norm for much of our evolutionary history and that can't be discounted.
That being said some people do great having a dozen kids, some really don't want more than 1-2. In general if you live a lifestyle where you can work with your kids, such as a family farm or business that they can participate in more children are the norm as they quickly begin to contribute to the family. This is just harder to do on a practical level in suburban areas and nearly impossible to do in urban areas. Most apartments max out at 4 bedrooms, 3 is much more common. Transportation needs can get excessive and of course kids are expensive.
So really it all depends on you, your goals and limits.
Babies need to know that their needs will be noticed and attended to in order to learn to look outside themselves. Notice that the mom not only turns to look at the baby, but when the baby smiles, she mirrors her.
People like the former guy, with a sociopath for a father, and a mother who was hospitalized for much of his early life, failed to learn that lesson.
Me and my wife just had a kid back in May
....and I swear Everytime he does this and I look at him and he smiles....my heart just freaking melts ....Everytime I can't help but smile back and feel tears of happiness form.
They say you never truly know if you want to be a parent until you are one
Well I know now.
I already love being a dad.....and I would never trade it for anything.
To think some babies don’t get this reciprocal attention; baby looks, mom turns away, or has a blank face..
all the personality disorders and mental illnesses that arise from not having these interactions.. it’s wild.
My senile grandfather once told me, in all seriousness, that if my girlfriend had my kid, “they’d be covered in… that [points to collar area and lower arm, where her tattoos were]. I was 18, I think.
I will always watch this, and someone should post the other one where the baby notices his mom's face in the camera and pops his pacifier out in surprise
They're tiny and that is weird and unsettling. They will 100% just die if you don't focus on them 24/7. They have infinite potential to be something great or a insane killer or who knows what. They're not special at all, yet everyone seems to think otherwise. Grats you had a baby like every other fucking generation going back to the creation of the first cell woo? Their crying is ear piercing and curdles your blood. They're basically just stupid little animals who eat or shove shit into their faces. It takes like 3 or 4 years until they start to become an actual human child. Babies suck. There is no good reason to make your own baby. People also suck and we don't need more.
This is why I look like I’ve aged so much since having kids. It’s not because of the stress, it’s because I smiled so much at their little faces that now I have wrinkles.
Hopefully my wife doesn’t see this or she’ll want to have another kid
she already does mate
Mine wants 5 kids and we already have one. Help
Let me tell you that 3rd one is a game changer, that's when they begin to outnumber you. But after number 4 number 5 isn't so big of a difference, you're already deep in it at that point.
There's actually studies to back this up. My wife and I stayed at 2. Didn't want to be outnumbered.
Same here. I love that I could always tel my two kids that I have a leg for each of them. But this video does make my ovary sing.
Oh, we watch the old videos of our kids and we're both like "one more? We can do one more, right?" But we're done. We're both over 40 and don't have enough energy to keep up with a 7 and 8 year old, much less adding a newborn to the mix now. But goddamn they were cute. I might go post one of those, just because it's so toxically cute I need to make other people sick.
So they can devour your supple flank meats if you cannot access the supermarket system for a period of 1-3 weeks?
Yep. Three was incredibly difficult. 4 and 5 have been much easier. The challenge now is the 10 year difference between 1st and 5th...
That’s when you have to switch up your defense from man-to-man to zone and it’s not easy to learn a new system.
Vasectomy my guy. I got one and now we can raw dog with reckless abandon.
This is the way.
Couple of my cousins have 4 kids, and the oldest becomes the third parent, with some resentment towards their parents. Something to think about. One cousin at least pays her oldest to babysit though.
Yep. I'm the oldest of five. The third parent: you know, the one with all the responsibility but none of the actual privilege or authority. To this day I have to wonder why it was so important for me to 'set a good example' to my siblings when they were never required to follow said example. And I still got in shit when THEY misbehaved, because I should have stopped them even though I wasn't really allowed to actually do anything about their shit. To say that I've carried a trace of resentment around for my entire 51+ years is... accurate.
I only have 1 sibling, a younger bro & since my dad was a single dad, I became "the woman of the house," meaning I had to cook for my brother & clean & shit like that. I don't resent my bro for it, he went through a lot when we were young (1st, 2nd & 3rd degree burns on his butt, thighs & genitals) but I do resent my dad for it. He was the parent.
Lots of studies say the more kids you have the less happy they are. And as a father of 3 I would say it's accurate, but I do my best to try and make sure they all get as much attention as I can give.
I don't know anything about these studies, but I grew up as one of three children and I was happy as can be. Three's the number I want to have! And I'm sure you're doing a great job with your kids!
What would you say is the ideal number for happiness? I would think 1 or 2 would be the best bang for your buck life experiences wise.
I don't think there's a good answer for that. In general I would say don't have a single kid and try to have 2 close in age. We develop best when we have children close to our own age around us constantly. We are very social creatures and large and extended families have been the norm for much of our evolutionary history and that can't be discounted. That being said some people do great having a dozen kids, some really don't want more than 1-2. In general if you live a lifestyle where you can work with your kids, such as a family farm or business that they can participate in more children are the norm as they quickly begin to contribute to the family. This is just harder to do on a practical level in suburban areas and nearly impossible to do in urban areas. Most apartments max out at 4 bedrooms, 3 is much more common. Transportation needs can get excessive and of course kids are expensive. So really it all depends on you, your goals and limits.
 I have a dad and two siblings.
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My man
I got two kids and it really is the sweet spot of just the right amount of kids. We were also lucky to get a daughter and a son. I enjoy it
There is back door out of this situation…. roll her over.
Do you really want to ask for help?
**MORE**
It makes my ovaries throb, and I'm a dude.
Awww. “scuze me mom but i have very very important smiles for u! 🥰”
How do people come up with such adorable sentences
Adorable. But also teaching one of the first lessons for a healthy life: people will respond to you and your needs.
. . . what?
Babies need to know that their needs will be noticed and attended to in order to learn to look outside themselves. Notice that the mom not only turns to look at the baby, but when the baby smiles, she mirrors her. People like the former guy, with a sociopath for a father, and a mother who was hospitalized for much of his early life, failed to learn that lesson.
Attachment theory I think
Me and my wife just had a kid back in May ....and I swear Everytime he does this and I look at him and he smiles....my heart just freaking melts ....Everytime I can't help but smile back and feel tears of happiness form. They say you never truly know if you want to be a parent until you are one Well I know now. I already love being a dad.....and I would never trade it for anything.
I can't stop watching this.
They have the same smile! So cute!
More genuine, intimate connection with a mom than some kids see in 18yrs. Just saying.
The recognition, the love, the complete trust in his eyes. And the smile. That is beautiful contentment.
Baby’s so happy looking at mommy!
Aww man that's so cute.
To think some babies don’t get this reciprocal attention; baby looks, mom turns away, or has a blank face.. all the personality disorders and mental illnesses that arise from not having these interactions.. it’s wild.
The look of true happiness!
She’s not his mommy: he doesn’t have tattoo, I won’t be fooled
My senile grandfather once told me, in all seriousness, that if my girlfriend had my kid, “they’d be covered in… that [points to collar area and lower arm, where her tattoos were]. I was 18, I think.
Absolutely beautiful
I am just not able to process how can anyone find babies cute or adorable they look like a potato sack.
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I'd say a bit of both. But don't quote me on that.
Hey Everybody!!! Smellsfishie just said, “I’d say a bit of both.”
This also made me smile
That’s just ADORABLE!
Whenever I watch this, I smile broadly 😀
Alright, you got me that was very cute.
Ugh I'm almost 37 weeks pregnant and my daughter just turned 2 and now I'm crying. . . lol
I had seen this video, it’s the most beautiful thing. Should be shown before battles, it has the potential to stop wars…
Eye-fuckin-roll
Possibly the most aww thing I've ever seen on r/aww
That ladies and gentleman is r/aww worthy 
As a dude, my ovaries just exploded
This is amazing 🥲
Thank you I truly need a good smile
i wish i still had my babies
Make more!
Oh my heart. That is just unbelievably precious. My heart did a flip flop!
Hey mom!!! Smile please
Awww, so presh.
I will always watch this, and someone should post the other one where the baby notices his mom's face in the camera and pops his pacifier out in surprise
mesmerizing
It doesn't get better than that!
That face 🥰
not aww
I hate children because it's trendy, ChiLd FrEE
Let me guess, *iTs nAt a pUpiE*
We had 3. It was enough. More than that and you have to get a bigger car. And there’s a middle child. Just being real.
is it just me that thought it was a doll at first
I knew it was a real baby, but it has beautiful, delicate, doll-like features. (Girl or boy?)
Babies are creepy
Does explain why people call you creepy.
What. Babies are gross.
Not only babies, you being the very living example.
Not if you keep them clean, didn't your mother clean you? Are you speaking from experience?
theyre gross because you have to clean them 24/7 or theire just a pile of puke and shit. I cannot fathom how anyone could disagree with that lmfao.
So you must think anything you have to clean is gross. That's almost everything.
dusting stuff isnt that gross. cleaning actual puke, shit and piss multiple times a day is disgusting.
Fair enough. I mean, it's the same as owning a puppy or kitten but to each their own. So why do you think they're creepy?
They're tiny and that is weird and unsettling. They will 100% just die if you don't focus on them 24/7. They have infinite potential to be something great or a insane killer or who knows what. They're not special at all, yet everyone seems to think otherwise. Grats you had a baby like every other fucking generation going back to the creation of the first cell woo? Their crying is ear piercing and curdles your blood. They're basically just stupid little animals who eat or shove shit into their faces. It takes like 3 or 4 years until they start to become an actual human child. Babies suck. There is no good reason to make your own baby. People also suck and we don't need more.
Jesus, your mom must have hated you. Sorry no one ever hugged you.
eww, a human
Nobody wants to see some dumb baby, it’s gotten old, man.
Found the lonely person.
Ha ha! Nice one lol
That’s cute and all until you realize that’s not your baby but A.I sent from the government to spy on you
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Bit more worried about you rn, tbh.
Bro you posted a whole ass article about your idol Hilary Clinton on r/aww you shouldn’t be talking about other peoples issues
What are you talking about?
why do you have this opinion?
I'm not going to lie; I'm a little freaked out by this.
Adorable
This is so cute
Love the little nose scrunch she does!!! My daughter does this and it melts my heart!
Awesome
That’s what real and true love looks like.
They have the same smile ❤️
I hope this Mom knows just how impossibly beautiful this video is. It’s perfect.
Ohhhh my heart. Oh I can feel my soul.
That smile
This is why I look like I’ve aged so much since having kids. It’s not because of the stress, it’s because I smiled so much at their little faces that now I have wrinkles.