![]() I want to bring out those funny little things. This is one of the most banal moments we've all had as parents, but you've found a way to make it funny. You're walking down your very suburban block to the tune of "Gangsta's Paradise," pushing a stroller and carrying your kids' bikes that they've obviously ditched. Your take on the family bike ride had me laughing so hard I was crying. I think we let go of some rules and relaxed our parenting style a little bit as a survival mechanism. Going from the third to the fourth wasn't easy, but it actually wasn't harder than the previous one. Then you have a third or fourth, and of course that's going to lead to stress.īut I will say this: Based on our experience, the transition from two kids to three kids was the most difficult. Your max capacity grew, and you didn't know that it could. ![]() And then when you have a second child, you are stretched. I think about parents of only children - they're at their max capacity because this is what they know. My opinion is no matter what, you are at your max capacity. A middle child himself, Therrien says his role in the household growing up was to instigate and entertain.Ī friend sent me a story saying the most stressful number of kids for parents to have is three. TJ Therrien’s creative mischief stars in his TikTok videos, including this one about how kids use Dustbusters according to their birth order. They put up with my antics, and maybe it's paid off in some ways. One thing I just appreciate looking back as a middle child - they let me be me. They worked really hard to pave the way for us kids and give us opportunities to get into sports and activities. I was very much into athletics, and my dad worked for Old Dutch Foods all my life. I was actually born and raised in Blaine. My dad asked my grandpa, "What's up with that?" And my grandpa said, "Frankly, we just don't care anymore. By the time their youngest siblings were teenagers, my grandparents completely let go. When they were teenagers, their parents were super-strict. I thought back to my childhood and stories I'd hear from my parents. I just started throwing videos out there, watching my kids and their funny personalities. Well, I didn't know that it was going to resonate with so many people. Why does birth order resonate with so many people? I find your takes reductive, accurate and hilarious. Here's an edited snippet of our conversation: ![]() We also discussed Therrien's faith and why you won't find him delving too much into pandemic-related content. Therrien says the first three fit the stereotypes - he and his wife, Melissa, are still figuring out the personality of their littlest. The 37-year-old told me he actually has four children, ages 9, 7, 5 and 2. And you might see Therrien at Minnesota Twins games, where he shags foul balls and tosses them to lucky kids in the seats. He's also creative director at Centerville-based Eagle Brook Church, where he leads a team of video producers and graphic designers.
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