For the first time in my life, I can honestly say I’m glad I had my kids young.

I had my eldest not long after I turned 21, my middle child when I was 24, and my youngest when I was 27. I also have a bonus kid.My oldest has ADHD My middle child has severe, non verbal Autism My bonus has what we think is ODD but he’s too young to be diagnosed (and it could just be his mom, if I’m being totally honest here) And my youngest is only a year old.Every day I wake up exhausted. Between teething, picking up messes, managing melt downs, over stemming from loud siblings, trying to channel chaos and destruction into something constructive, and either being ignored or just get totally rude and sometimes mean comments...I can’t imagine doing this in my late 30s. I can at least look forward to the fact that when I’m 40, they will either all be in college or in high school.I know this is stupid, and I’m only posting because today has been stressful AF, but I have to give it to parents who had their kids in their mid to late 30s. Especially parents to special needs kids. via /r/Parenting http://bit.ly/2F8mgDV