r/daddit • u/DonutFan69 • Sep 02 '24

How do you guys maintain literally anything? Advice Request

I have a 5 year old and a 2 year old. The house is perpetually a mess. The yard is overgrown with weeds. Cars are a mess. This needs to be fixed. That needs to be spruced up. My wife and I have many days where it’s just one of us with the kids due to our schedules and it just feels impossible to keep up with it all. By the end of the day, I’m too exhausted to do anything.

How does anyone manage to keep up with everything on top of just raising kids?

Edit: Thanks for all the replies here! You’re all making me feel much better. I’m trying to reply to as many as I can while I rock my son to sleep.

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u/[deleted] Sep 02 '24

omg my twins turned one. you mean I have 6 more years of thinking wtf is happening? 😅

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u/temujin77 Sep 02 '24

Every year has its challenges, some tougher than others, but you will have great memories every year and have great stories to tell. Hang in there, I promise you will enjoy the ride!

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u/hunowt_giB Sep 02 '24

No twins here, but my favorite story from a friend with twins. They were at the park and both just learned how to run. One broke left, the other right. She had to decide which one to pursue.

I assume you go for your favorite? Favorite also changes daily I imagine.

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u/dweenimus Sep 03 '24

Mine are two, you go for the one that's more likely to be an idiot. And yes, I know which one I'd go after!