<story><title>A replicable decline in mood during rest and simple tasks</title><url>https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-023-01519-7</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>PragmaticPulp</author><text>I know you’re joking, but this kind of hyperbole is kind of out of control when discussing kids on the internet. People seem to forget that young kids sleep &lt;i&gt;a lot&lt;/i&gt; and eventually they go to school and&amp;#x2F;or daycare.</text></item><item><author>op00to</author><text>I have two small kids at home. I would electric shock mother Theresa for a few minutes in a quiet room.</text></item><item><author>sp332</author><text>2014 study: People (2&amp;#x2F;3 of men and 1&amp;#x2F;4 of women) would rather give themselves electric shocks than sit quietly in an empty room. &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;arstechnica.com&amp;#x2F;science&amp;#x2F;2014&amp;#x2F;07&amp;#x2F;men-would-rather-give-themselves-electric-shocks-than-sit-quietly&amp;#x2F;&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;arstechnica.com&amp;#x2F;science&amp;#x2F;2014&amp;#x2F;07&amp;#x2F;men-would-rather-giv...&lt;/a&gt;</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>r3trohack3r</author><text>Serious question, do you have kids?&lt;p&gt;The age from 0-4 for me has been nothing like what you describe.&lt;p&gt;The first year is nothing but chronic sleep deprivation and recovery from it.&lt;p&gt;The next three years they are extremely dependent. Yeah they sleep for 10-12 hours, but you’re drained by then especially if you’re working a job on top of it. You have the time to do things but not the energy. Even when they sleep you’re still trapped at home because you legally (and ethically) can’t leave the house with them alone. If you’re lucky enough to have the financial stability to afford a nanny&amp;#x2F;babysitter for date nights you have to be strategic, is that random movie really worth blowing your one night out on?&lt;p&gt;Every moment that isn’t necessary for work or parenthood has to be strategically spent because moments of both high energy and free time are rare.&lt;p&gt;The workload is double (maybe more) for mom given the 9months of carrying the child, having a tiny person relying on them for food supply non-stop, and the raging hormones from all that.&lt;p&gt;This 4 year window resets every time you have a kid.&lt;p&gt;I’m guessing you’re not a parent, but maybe you have had an entirely different experience than me. Maybe I’m doing it wrong.</text></comment>
<story><title>A replicable decline in mood during rest and simple tasks</title><url>https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-023-01519-7</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>PragmaticPulp</author><text>I know you’re joking, but this kind of hyperbole is kind of out of control when discussing kids on the internet. People seem to forget that young kids sleep &lt;i&gt;a lot&lt;/i&gt; and eventually they go to school and&amp;#x2F;or daycare.</text></item><item><author>op00to</author><text>I have two small kids at home. I would electric shock mother Theresa for a few minutes in a quiet room.</text></item><item><author>sp332</author><text>2014 study: People (2&amp;#x2F;3 of men and 1&amp;#x2F;4 of women) would rather give themselves electric shocks than sit quietly in an empty room. &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;arstechnica.com&amp;#x2F;science&amp;#x2F;2014&amp;#x2F;07&amp;#x2F;men-would-rather-give-themselves-electric-shocks-than-sit-quietly&amp;#x2F;&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;arstechnica.com&amp;#x2F;science&amp;#x2F;2014&amp;#x2F;07&amp;#x2F;men-would-rather-giv...&lt;/a&gt;</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>op00to</author><text>In my experience young kids stay up all night, and I work when they’re in school.&lt;p&gt;I am not joking.&lt;p&gt;I am on cold #3 in 3 weeks, each one introduced by our youngest and ripped through each family member one by one. Life is misery for the next month or so.</text></comment>