a good point, essay gets downgraded a bit due to fact that the author does not have direct experience, but like startups, just because you've done one does not

a good point, essay gets downgraded a bit due to fact that the author does not have direct experience, but like startups, just because you've done one does not make you good at it, and many of the most interesting are first timers (see facebook/google/and most yc co.'s). This essay would be better if he was expecting and thus thinking a lot about being a parent.