knee deep in the chaos

I read an article today that talked about sharing parenting responsibilities equally between two parents. It said that although it sounds good in theory, in practice, most parents will tell you its chaotic and stressful.

I thought: you think that parenting in a more "traditional" sense isn't chaotic? isn't stressful? I'm not sure what they're expectations are, but to think that chaos and stress are separable from any kind of parenting seems like wishful thinking to me.

So I'd like to report that we're knee deep in the chaos.

But I can also tell you that parenting is fun, funny, and worthwhile.