1.Wanting just a few minutes of peace and quiet when you wake up, but never getting it.
2.Dreading having to drive your kids anywhere because you know the backseat will devolve into a UFC match...
And it's been that way as long as you can remember.
3.Hating that you have to say clichéd parenting statements like, "That's enough of that, you two!"
4.Knowing that the minute you finally get to sit down you will hear this:
5.Dying inside when you turn to introduce your kids to someone and they're doing this:
6.Shuddering when it starts to rain because it means your kids are going to be cooped up together indoors.
7.Of course, even on the sunniest of days they still find ways to torture each other.
8.Trying to defuse the epic battle that's guaranteed to happen when one of your kids refuses to share.
9.Warning your oldest they have to go easier on their younger sibling...
Only to realize that your youngest might be the most dangerous of them all.
10.Deciding if your kids' behavior means you'll have to leave the game in the third or fourth inning.
11.Stumbling across written proof of just how deep your kids' issues run.
12.Enjoying a daydream about what it would be like to have kids who get along...
Only to have reality rear its ugly head.
13.Doing damage control when one of your kid's disses hits too close to home.
14.Making the mistake of thinking things will be different on your kids' birthdays.
15.Trying extreme forms of discipline to get your kids to get along...
And then seeing the effort really pay off.
16.Trying to get one of your kids to admit they actually care about their sibling.
17.And waiting patiently for the day when your kids stop hating — and start loving — each other.
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