There is so much talk in this article about how having a child does not affect your happiness positively, and the cited examples range from dealing with the fin

There is so much talk in this article about how having a child does not affect your happiness positively, and the cited examples range from dealing with the financial burden to the psychological distress of trying to control a misbehaving kid. The author even notes with surprise that "housework" ranked above parenting on the list of things that made women happy in a Texan study several years ago. I bet video games are more fun, too. But nowhere do I see a comparison between how it feels to look back on your life after raising a kid for 18 years, and how it feels to look back on your life after playing Xbox for 18 years. We're all hedonists; the only difference is who has the patience to do what makes them joyful tomorrow instead of what gives them chuckles today.