No one tells you

 No one tells you the most draining part about parenting isn’t the kids

It’s doing the dishes while they’re crying
It’s folding the laundry while they’re asking for one more snack
It’s trying to balance bills and meals and emotions all at once
It’s showing up every day when you’re already running on empty

The kids aren’t the hard part
It’s everything you’re carrying while trying to raise them into happy, healthy humans

And that’s the part no one really prepares you for