> When people say kids are the most fulfilling thing in their life, is it because they are didn't have anything really fulfilling in their life before that? No

> When people say kids are the most fulfilling thing in their life, is it because they are didn't have anything really fulfilling in their life before that? No. > Did you have something that gave you a lot of fulfillment before you had kids? Many things, and I still do. But it's certainly a trade off, trying to live out media images of motherhood/fatherhood need to be avoided, and kids don't have to be the most fulfilling thing in anyone's life.