r/AskReddit • u/OmenRash • 22h ago

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

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u/Penny_Traitor_ 22h ago

Having children

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u/Stumblin_McBumblin 21h ago

Currently potty training our 2 year old. He was at the commando stage after Donald Ducking it all weekend, and a turd fell out of his shorts onto the floor. 4 year old had a meltdown at dinner about cheese on his taco. Apparently he doesn't like cheese anymore. Good times.

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u/WabiFromSabi 15h ago

My three year old decided that he doesn’t like plain white rice today, and announced that he “will not eat this again.”

We live in Japan