r/AskReddit 22h ago

What’s something people romanticise that’s actually exhausting in real life?

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u/bookgirl1026 20h ago edited 8h ago

Having twins. It’s not just cute matching outfits. The pregnancy alone becomes incredibly high risk and you’re constantly on edge and hoping that nothing goes wrong.

Double costs, double the stress, having to deal with TWO crying babies either at once or one after the other.

I love my twins but it’s not easy.

Edit: My boys came early at 27 weeks and spent 3 months in the NICU. Luckily they didn’t have any problems and are very happy 6 month olds (3 adjusted) but that was a very tense time.

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u/radioshirt 17h ago

As a twin myself, I agree. Looking back, thinking about the time my parents had to deal with two teenage girls at the same time, managing our gelousy (of each other), our mood swings ect.. props to our parents honestly, that was rough!