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When you realize you have more experience taking care of pets than taking care of children:
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When you don't have actual dishware:
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When you still get easily distracted by your stomach:
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When you don't understand why infants can't enjoy simple things, like chocolate:
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When you are shocked by everyday things kids are capable of:
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When you realize helping kids with homework is legitimately hard:
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When simply holding a baby feels like an intense workout:
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When you forget kids need assistance with just about everything:
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And when you forget them when they are in your care:
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When you still are not OK with sharing things:
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When babysitting for one night exhausts you for days:
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When you realize your lifestyle is dangerous to kids:
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When simple dreams about kids give you anxiety:
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And when your nails take priority over everything:
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When a kid's meltdown sounds so scary to you, it's the equivalent of someone being murdered:
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When you can't even keep fake kids alive:
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And when you know – no matter how much you prepare – this is still going to be you after having a kid:
You, running from parenthood like: