Whether kids make us happier or not is missing the point. I think they're more about making us feel relevant.
I'm single, most of my relationships have been ugly trainwrecks, but I have an excellent job w/ decent pay and I have saved enough money to start thinking about becoming a home owner. Yet it all feels so shallow and depressive when I compare my bachelor lifestyle with the one my sister has, which is a steady family of 2 kids and a long-term boyfriend.
Today I woke up late, had a great breakfest/lunch in a nice restaurant, watch some Office episodes I had not seen and I'm looking forward to playing some videogames for tonight. If I had kids, doing any of that would be way more complicated, if not impossible. So why do I find myself wishing I had some ?
I'm single, most of my relationships have been ugly trainwrecks, but I have an excellent job w/ decent pay and I have saved enough money to start thinking about becoming a home owner. Yet it all feels so shallow and depressive when I compare my bachelor lifestyle with the one my sister has, which is a steady family of 2 kids and a long-term boyfriend.
Today I woke up late, had a great breakfest/lunch in a nice restaurant, watch some Office episodes I had not seen and I'm looking forward to playing some videogames for tonight. If I had kids, doing any of that would be way more complicated, if not impossible. So why do I find myself wishing I had some ?