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Originally posted by timdog
I have 2 kids - both under the age of 3 and yes it's hard, but this is absolutely false. it's more rewarding than anything else i've done. and i feel love for them to a level that I never thought possible. it's alot of work but it's also a lot of fun. when i travel for work and leave them, I think to myself 'yes, some time away is going to be nice' and then i miss them before i've even been gone for 12 hours. based on discussions with others that have kids, this is pretty normal. like i said in a previous post, i feel regret 5% of the time or less. maybe 10-15% of the time i feel frustrated or annoyed. but a good 80% of the time I love it.
Well I think "seasoned" parents often will tell you about their perceived reward but never how hard it was to get that and how much they sacrificed in the process. or even if it was a net positive result in the end. Leaving new parents with a fairy tale view of parenthood.