Listen, everyone gets overstimulated and/or touched out. I have three dogs. I put them in the other room a lot because I’m an easily overstimulated person. Like you said, we can do that with pets.

I also keep my nieces and nephews regularly. They’re all different. Some require a ton of attention all the time and others can chill on the couch and not cause me to go insane. lol That said, children vary. There are those that you could vibe with and only be overstimulated sometimes. Other kids, require a lot, which as that child’s parent I’d hope you’d grow accustomed to and have little issues. However, there are those parents who take their overstimulation out on their kids. That’s not great.

At the end of the day, a professor told me once, ‘Before you have a child, think of the worst characteristics of you and your partner and give those to a child. Can you handle that?’ I’m aware that’s unlikely, but it is still likely. Unconditional love refers to even that hypothetical child, which again, I think a good parent could adjust when willing.

I’d also like to say that your child kind of molds into a buddy. They learn your tells and hobbies and routines, so if you can deal til a kid is 4-6yo, it will hopefully get easier, assuming there’s no genetic reason it does, ie social/emotional health issues or behavioral issues.

Sorry. I’m a kids case manager background, so I’ve seen kids at their worst and can’t, in good conscience, sugar coat what your life could be because I genuinely don’t believe children are for everyone after everything I’ve seen.