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Is there any way you can think of to get a proxy for that feeling without actually having kid? I want to gather more data on whether I want to be a parent, and
by noobhacker 9y ago
Is there any way you can think of to get a proxy for that feeling without actually having kid? I want to gather more data on whether I want to be a parent, and yet all parents tell me "you won't know until you try it."
What if I try it and don't enjoy being a parent? The cost of a child being stuck with an unhappy parent is too much to risk it.
- zornthewise 9y agoA very approximate proxy might be pets.
- gamechangr 9y agoThat question shows how far away you are from understanding it. There is in fact - no other way. It would prove much harder than you think. It's like describing a color to someone without using the name of the color or pointing to it. Or since you presumably don't have children, it's like trying to describe a color that doesn't exist. Don't believe the whole dog/cat comparison. That's totally broken.
- noobhacker 9y agoIf it's impossible to understand, would it be reasonable to think that it's irresponsible to become a parent? How come we make so many other career and financial decisions with much thought and data, and yet the decision to take on one's biggest responsibility can be made without understanding it at all?
- uptownfunk 9y agoI’ll be honest, my wife stays at home and is fully content being the best mom she can be. Others likely have it different.. Imagine something like cute little pure innocence machines radiating pure love for you selflessly with little to no expectation in return and doin funny stuff to make you laugh.