Comments on: Order of Operations http://www.girldetective.net/?p=1446 Reading, Writing, Movies and Mothering in Minneapolis, Mostly Mon, 11 May 2026 23:01:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Mary http://www.girldetective.net/?p=1446&cpage=1#comment-12096 Mary Fri, 16 May 2008 18:41:28 +0000 http://www.girldetective.net/?p=1446#comment-12096 Oh my - do I remember those days. Even now with my daughters (23, 18 and 11) family "togetherness" can be a bit challenging. My younger two in particular are like oil and water. The nice thing as they get older though is that their custodial needs diminish. So while it's true that bickering may not entirely vanish, at least you're not as physically exhausted. Hmm . . . I just reread my statement and honestly it doesn't look terribly encouraging. "Just hang in there and the kids will still make you insane, but hey - at least you won't be as tired." Not the stuff of which lovely future daydreams are made of, huh? Sorry about that. It *does* get better. I promise. Most of the time. :) Oh my - do I remember those days. Even now with my daughters (23, 18 and 11) family “togetherness” can be a bit challenging. My younger two in particular are like oil and water. The nice thing as they get older though is that their custodial needs diminish. So while it’s true that bickering may not entirely vanish, at least you’re not as physically exhausted.

Hmm . . . I just reread my statement and honestly it doesn’t look terribly encouraging. “Just hang in there and the kids will still make you insane, but hey - at least you won’t be as tired.” Not the stuff of which lovely future daydreams are made of, huh? Sorry about that.

It *does* get better. I promise. Most of the time. :)

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