Ladies, especially those of you with older children aged 16+, what have you found to be the most cha…

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Ladies, especially those of you with older children aged 16+, what have you found to be the most challenging part of raising kids? My daughter is almost 3 months old now, and I realize it's a completely different experience than with my son. With my son, I was afraid of everything, didn't understand what was expected of me, and was a very anxious mom. I'm still anxious, but I don't show it, though of course I worry about him, especially now that he's entering his teenage years. With my daughter, everything feels so much easier, even the sleepless nights are more manageable. It got me thinking: is it because everything is new with your first child, making it generally harder, or are there specific difficult stages like infancy and adolescence? How has it been for you?
For some reason, I don't remember at all what it was like after my son was born. I breastfed for the…
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Ekaterina
My daughter is 13 and all the fun is still ahead...
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Kristina
Everything's fine for now
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Viktoriya
When it comes to infancy, I find it easier with my daughter than with my son, probably because of experience. But overall, I think raising daughters is harder than raising boys. And the older my daughter gets, the harder it will be.
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Irina
With my first baby, I had no idea what to do... even though I read books and asked friends, it didn't really help.
What was clear was feeding, bathing, and going for walks.
How to soothe them? What do they want? Why aren't they talking? Why are they talking so much? What are they saying? How to do their hair if they're having a meltdown? What toys do they need? What to wear? What activities to do? How long to do them? How to get them to sleep, and a ton of other questions that terrified me.

Now it's easier, maybe I've had an epiphany, learned more, or just gained experience.
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kristina
It's a bit challenging with the younger one. I didn't have any issues with the older one.
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Saule Mausunbaeva
kristina What's your main difficulty with your youngest?
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Saule Mausunbaeva
Irina It's the same for me, right now it's calm and enjoyable
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lesik
The hardest part for me is feeling tied to the home.
Like I can't get out anywhere (not for myself, but just in general)
Then there's figuring out how to dress the baby so they're not too cold or too hot.
And honestly, everything feels hard until preschool age. Every stage of childhood is challenging, with new 'joys' every month.
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Saule Mausunbaeva
Viktoriya Why do you think girls are harder to raise?
I think the opposite, that it's harder to build a dialogue with a son, you need to consider many things.
It seems easier for moms with daughters and dads with sons, right? )
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Saule Mausunbaeva
Kristina It's going well, everything's normal :)
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kristina
kristina She's difficult on her own 😄. A little piece of shit 🫣. Her behavior is worse than a teenager's.
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Lyana
No particular difficulties.
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Anita
Teenage worries - studies, love, etc.
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Saule Mausunbaeva
kristina Ahhh, that makes sense then ))
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Saule Mausunbaeva
Lyana Awesome!
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Saule Mausunbaeva
lesik Is there a forecast for when things will get easier?
When will they all move out? ))
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Saule Mausunbaeva
Anita I'm eagerly awaiting this phase with my son.
He's already a bit cheeky, which makes me a little scared of what's to come.
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Yulya
The hardest part was the colic and sleepless nights. That's it! Everything else was fine, and there were no problems with discipline.
With my youngest, the hardest part was her disability and endless hospital stays and intensive care. The older my children get, the easier it becomes for me. There were no problems during their teenage years.
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Anita
Anita Mine started around 10.5 years old, but it's getting better. We have to hope for the best.
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Saule Mausunbaeva
Yulya With your youngest, of course, it's understandable that there's no talk of ease. Strength and health to you and your children!
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Saule Mausunbaeva
Anita Yes, that's right, I hope so ))
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Yulya
Yulya Thank you so much 🫂
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Efremova Evgeniya
After 10 years, I'm really enjoying them, they don't cause any problems. The hardest things that drove me crazy were colic, teething, and the terrible twos.
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Mariya
Efremova Evgeniya It's amazing how different things are for everyone. We had the opposite experience – a perfect child until age 11))) no terrible twos or anything like that.
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Saule Mausunbaeva
Is your daughter giving you a hard time with the heat?
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Elenka
My eldest is 20, it was really tough with constant ups and downs. My youngest is still far from puberty.
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Saule Mausunbaeva
Efremova Evgeniya I agree, it's all so different!
I worry the whole time with my son, of course, but there was a period of calm from about age 3 to 10. It's starting again now...
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Elenka
Efremova Evgeniya We had that too, but 12-16 weeks was hell
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Mariya
Efremova Evgeniya I've already braced myself for a few years of this chaos 😁 Some people settle down in three years, for others it lasts five years, though I'd prefer it to be faster.

And for the author - for me, the hardest period is always when the kids are sick((( Mine always had a persistent fever of 40°C and every time it was something new and crazier with the illness.
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lesik
lesik Well, that's the ideal, of course 😁
But I think when you're in school.
Well, there are other perks, of course, but at least you're not tied to home and you can always move around 😁😁😁
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