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Recommendation: lower your expectations and increase your chill

Jan 12·1 min read

Seriously. My house is not clean. My car has a thousand snack crumbs. I'm wearing the same 3 shirts on rotation. But my kids are thriving and I'm not stressed all the time. Used to be the guy who had to have everything perfect and organized. Now I'm just trying to keep everyone alive and happy. Game changer when you just let go of needing things to be a certain way.

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Comments(5)

KKevin L.New DadJan 12

Same shirt rotation here. Do laundry, wear the same 4 shirts, repeat. Life is too short to worry about fashion when you've got three kids.

MMichael P.RegularJan 12

Real question though, when does the house get clean again? Or are we just accepting permanent low-level chaos until they move out?

MMike R.New DadJan 12

This is the most honest post I've read all month. My standards for a successful day are now 'nobody got injured and I remembered to feed the dog.' Everything else is bonus.

WWes B.RegularJan 13

Lowered expectations genuinely saves your sanity. I used to stress about the state of things constantly. Now I'm just like yep that's a yogurt stain see you next Tuesday.

MMike R.New DadJan 15

The snack crumbs in the car are just evidence of a job well done. You're feeding your kids. You're winning.