As a non parent I had 100% faith and intention. As a parent, yes I think it's possible and eminently achieveable,if that is and remains your goal. BUT! Some

As a non parent I had 100% faith and intention. As a parent, yes I think it's possible and eminently achieveable,if that is and remains your goal. BUT! Some stereotypical parenting behaviours that I found ridiculous before, now make a lot more sense. Silly illustrative example - I spent years trying to persuade my friends against SUVs and large vehicles. Braking distance visibility handling price etc, I vehemently made my arguments. Now I cheerfully drive a minivan because it makes my life manifestly better and I couldn't care less about image or non-parent perception or judgement :-) More importantly, There are also a lot of relationship paradigms that make a lot of sense when you are a young independent couple, that completely break down when you are sleep deprived not for a day or week or even a month but seminpermanently, while having the biggest demands and constant responsibility for your actions and behaviour, and influence on and safety of another human being! Add lack of free time and lack of disposable income and your preferences are definitely nudged in certain direction. And don't get me wrong, it's not that you are forced to behave a certain way... It's just that things that were impractical or undesirable before, are now practical and desirable. It's transformarive, in a way that I 100% know I would not be able to even explain let alone convince my pre-children self. That being said, for empirical counter example - Musk still be Musk :-)