17 Problems You'll Only Understand If You Have A Second Kid

You love kid #2 as much as kid #1...but you're just so tired.

1. Trying to get kid #2 to nap while your older kid runs around the house like a hurricane.

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Your older kid? No volume control.

2. Accidentally calling kid #2 by their older sibling's name.

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This doesn't win you any points with them, that's for sure.

3. Trying to get solo photos of kid #2 without your older kid worming their way into frame.

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#PhotobombingSibling

4. Having to stretch the same amount of money across two kids instead of one.

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Sorry, #2. This is why so many of your clothes and toys are hand-me-downs.

5. Trying to find the motivation to take kid #2 to a live children's show.

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You sat through Thomas and Friends: Live with your first kid, and though you feel like you should give kid #2 a similar experience, you really don't feel like it.

6. Having to schedule one-on-one time with kid #2 so they can get a taste of what your older kid's life used to be like every single day.

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Kid #1 to kid #2: "What's that? You got to spend 20 minutes alone with mom at the supermarket? That must have been soooooo special for you."

7. Finding the energy for play sessions with kid #2.

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You're pretty much always exhausted, which means play sessions last 10 minutes, tops.

8. Doing your best to keep kid #2 out of sticky spots when you're distracted by your oldest.

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"Honey, Timmy fell in the toilet again!"

9. Not going up the wall while dealing with sibling rivalry.

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Ladies and gentleman, meet Kid #2 and his Furious Fists!

10. Trying to tell kid #2 one of your best jokes and having your older kid ruin the punchline.

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11. Attempting — and failing — to put together a baby book for kid #2 that is as in-depth as the one you made for your first.

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You meant to do a great book for #2, you really did. But it didn't happen.

12. Laying awake at night feeling guilty.

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Your brain is like, "Kid #1 was speaking a lot more than kid #2 at this point. It's because you haven't read to him as much as you read to kid #1!"

13. Trying to find someone who will babysit two kids — and who you trust to babysit two kids.

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Babysitter: "Oh, I love babysitting for you. Your little one is so easy!"

You: "Actually, we have two now. They fight a little..."

Babysitter: [runs away]

14. Trying not to be outsmarted by kid #2, who is extra crafty thanks to troublemaking lessons from your older kid.

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15. Having to wrangle kid #2 at your older kid's dance class, soccer practice, or swim lesson.

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You try to entertain your bored little one, but tantrums are pretty much unavoidable.

16. Doing what you can to slow down how fast it all flies by.

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With two kids you're so busy your kids grow up before you know it.

17. Trying to handle how much you love yet another little munchkin.

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Who knew there was so much love to go around?

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Andrew Richard