I've done my fair share of moaning on here over the years so I thought it might be a nice change to hear how you have changed for the better since having your children. The things that would have horrified you in the past about other children, now seem so sweet in your own. 😀
Mine are both older now (20 and 17) but how I miss those days of when they were about 7 and 5 and life was so hectic I couldn't wait for it to calm down. I miss that now. The karate, dancing, cricket, football, netball, hockey etc etc.
For me, I became infinitely more patient. I learned to just give in to the chaos sometimes and accept that my house won't always be perfect and that's OK. I learned that sometimes you just have to think 'fuck it' and sit down and have a moment even though you don't have time. I'm no longer horrified by snot or puke or any of that stuff.
I'm having to learn new things now. How to navigate the fact that I don't have control anymore and that's quite hard. I'm learning to have a different relationship with my children and that I have to stop thinking of them as 10 year olds because they're amazing young people doing their own thing.
I miss their littleness sometimes.