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Imagine if you just read about the negatives of Ivy-League schools - the insane admissions process, the cost, the pressures, the depression, the sleep deprivati

Imagine if you just read about the negatives of Ivy-League schools - the insane admissions process, the cost, the pressures, the depression, the sleep deprivation, the drug abuse, the suicides, etc. You'd think people must be crazy to go there, yet when you weight it against the benefits, it turns out that basically anyone that can go there, should go there. I think parenting, like school, is also a very high-effort, high-reward activity. Maybe while the negatives are easy to understand, the rewards are not so easily understood. "Give life to your offspring" just doesn't have the same ring as "make a ton of money" or "become the ruling class".

ImprovedSilence 7y ago
Honestly I’ve loved every second of it. Granted, Ive only got one, and she’s pretty easy going so far and never had problems sleeping the night once she was out of “needs food every 2 hr stage”. Yeah, things change, I don’t go out to the bars to socialize as much (or at all) any more. Most of my friends don’t have kids yet (but some do). Having said that, I need to constantly be “changing” or “growing” in life. There are only so many years I can go drinking with friends every weekend until it gets boring and I need a new adventure in life. I travel less too, but still made it to Europe for a week this year (with baby in tow). Your life doesn’t have to stop, but the things you do change. And yeah, I love it. I am also not usually one of the ones that bemoan all the lost sleeep or what have you in comments here. I would imagine I’m not the only one who stays positive.