Kids getting harder - is it just me?

[isurvived3under2]

Is this a thing, or have I just forgotten how hard it was when they were babies? They are now 4 and 5 and their emotional needs seem to be through the roof. There's school anxiety, tiredness, they all want a piece of me and all need to talk to me URGENTLY at the same time, which causes constant upset. Is it just a stage?

It's hard whatever their age...just in different ways.

Each stage has bits that get easier and bits that get harder.

Its not easy being pulled in different directions

It never stops. My DS is 30. Lives alone very happily with a great career but he has just had Covid and was on his own. I worried all week. He is ok now!