An exhausted father’s extraordinary rant about the difficulties of parenthood has gone viral after he revealed how having four kids has left him with “zero fulfilment”.

In a post titled "I can't remember why I ever wanted to be a parent and it's insane that anyone would ever want to be one", Reddit user Spangemonkee said having children is the “worst hobby that anyone would ever think to have”, adding: “I thought parenting was supposed to be rewarding”.

Spangemonkee, who is the father of a 13-year-old girl, a nine-year-old boy and two 21-month-old twins, said he dreams of taking all the cash out of his bank account and “moving thousands of miles away”.

“All my time, energy and money go to my kids,” he wrote. “I’m left with a house that gets destroyed on a daily basis, exhaustion and zero fulfilment.