I have three kids and you don't know what you're talking about. I've had a lot of stress in my life and been through crippling depression and anxiety. None of it has ever come from my kids! My kids are literally the reason I continue to exist. They are my motivation. They are my life. I adore them to bits.

umm, I have a son and those things you write about are made-up b******t (: If you don't want kids, then don't have them, your choice, but don't tell everyone that we are unhealthy, consumed by stress and sleep deprived, because you have no idea how life with children is if you don't have any (and no, what you see at your friend's house na din the TV doesn't count).

There is negative stress, but there is also positive stress. A child can make you so happy, if you really are prepared to embrace the wonder that it brings to your life, that you can withstand much stress without any negative health effects!

Yet there are studies that show that parents live longer than people without kids...

well, meth does a good job of sleep deprivation as well

If you do it right, you are only sleep deprived for about 8-12 weeks. Then the rest is easy.

Oh I agree with you, it is torture. I have an 8 month old baby. I had hoped that by now I would sleep 8 hours, but I am lucky if I get even 6, because we have to keep waking up for her night feeds, still. There was a time when I went for over 6 weeks with only 5 to 6 hours of sleep per night because I was busy on the weekends too so I couldn't catch up. I came to a point where I felt like I was really tortured, I even cried saying I feel like I am being punished. I was physically sick and mentally exhausted, my mind kept freezing I felt useless at work. I am a person who does not like crying, I feel weak when I cry, but 1 day I lost it and cried because I couldn't take it anymore. I needed to sleep. Please can someone share how they got their baby to sleep through the night. I was told when she is 6 months she will sleep better, they lied to me.

You are soooo right....