The paradox of kids is that on paper they make your life worse in almost every respect, but you wouldn't change it for the world. For us the first few years were brutal because of medical trauma, which is why we only have one. But now our kid is 4, everything is so much easier and we have a lot mor...

I can only say, having "don't want kids" in my dating profile makes me less desirable.

We have three children, and I’m not someone who romanticizes parenthood. Having children means making sacrifices in many ways. And financially, you are definitely worse off. Even so, I would choose to have children again every single time. Though, to be honest, probably two rather than three. With...

My little terror wasn't planned, and his mother and I split before he was born, reconciled and split again. Spent three years in court. I regret nothing, he's a great kid. Its a heck of a responsibility, raising kids, but worth it. The first few years are a LOT of work as well as cute moments, but ...

We’ve “raised” two kids (now 22 and 20 years old), but we’ve failed in our struggle against THE SYSTEM, because they still aren’t standing on their own two feet—they’ve just become big kids. Another main reason was and is that we parents never saw eye to eye (too much love on one side,...

i want as many children as possible. it is hard. but it is everything. written from morning cuddles.

I had children at a younger age and later in life. I regret not giving my older children more of my time and energy. With my younger child and a much lower time preference I am able to give more of my time and energy to my family. I’ve found that if I am willing to sacrifice material belongings it...