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President & Professor for Pluralist Economics @karlshochschule International University

Nov 20, 2021, 19 tweets

Benefits of having three kids #51

Everyone can wear everyone else's socks. Kind of.

Benefits of having three kids #52
The big one reading 📖 good night stories to the other two: absolutely heartwarming ❤️.

Benefits of having three kids #53

They think they’re in the majority and hold all the power, but guess who can change the Wifi password? 🦹‍♂️

Benefits of having three kids #54

Dizziness and blurry vision? Constant giggling? Hot and cold rushes? All of this for a decade now? Who needs drugs and alcohol when you can feel *permanently sleep-deprived*™️

Benefits of having three kids #55

They have started to remind *us* and *each other* of deadlines, events, birthdays, appointments and errands. What the hell are we raising?

Benefits of having three kids #56

There are always enough leftovers. Always.

Benefits of having three kids #57
If one tries something new (food, activities), the others usually believe them & try too. Except for pears. Nobody likes pears.

Benefits of having three kids #58

They can all talk, and sometimes, when we overhear them speak to each other when they think they’re out of earshot, they are kind, lovely and empathetic to another *and the heart simply melts* 🥰😍😭🥲🤭😻

Benefits of having three kids #59

By the time they are 18, you will have celebrated 54 combined birthdays (equating to *at least* 54 🎂 cakes, so baking is a good skill to invest in).

Benefits of having three kids #60

Standards change.

First toddler: No screen time, ever!
Second toddler: Only educational Netflix!
Third toddler: ok you can watch Star Wars VII with the others again but please cover your eyes when the killing starts

Benefits of having three kids #61

Two treatments, one control. Where can we pre-register our RCT?

Benefits of having three kids #62

We know how to throw a mean birthday party. #organisingthesmallpresentsisanightmarethough

Benefits of having three kids #63

The biggest is now singing Radiohead to the smaller ones. We didn’t fail completely.
#okcomputer

Benefits of having three kids #64

Parents have perfected bedtime reading WHILE going through to-do lists for the next day mentally. Does anyone else do this?!

Benefits of having three kids #65

(Sorry non-Germans)
Doppelkopf, Skat, or Mensch Ärger dich nicht are always available options.
♟ 🎲 🃏

Benefits of having three kids #66

You can always find someone to blame when something goes wrong.

Benefits of having three kids #67

It’s impossible to be bored. There’s always something to do – whether it’s cleaning up, playing, or refereeing a battle royal.

Benefits of having three kids #68
Overheard:
Littlest: „Are you my friend?“
Medium: „I’m even MORE than that, I’m your sister!“
Biggest: „And guess who loves you most, the oldest one of course.“

Soppy, cringe, overly melodramatic but just the right amount of love I needed today

Benefits of having three kids #69

With GPT-3, I can now synthesize bedtime stories for all of them. 😳 🤩

Meet: a basketball adventure between Paw Patrol and Greek Gods.

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