Context: First child is due in two months and a day. I always assumed I wouldn't have kids, because I just never wanted to. And then my brother had a kid, and

Context: First child is due in two months and a day. I always assumed I wouldn't have kids, because I just never wanted to. And then my brother had a kid, and I met someone who I thought I could actually be a decent co-parent with, and the combination made me think it was totally doable. On top of that, I read about a longevity study which showed that connections in old age are the biggest correlation to happiness. And when I imagined myself aged 70 with kids, and aged 70 without kids, the first one made me feel a lot happier. I'm totally aware that having kids tends to cause a dip in happiness to start with, but I'm fairly confident that I'll feel a lot happier, and better about my place in the world, with children than I would without.