I am in early 30s and have 2 kids. Didn't particularly want kids before but also not resistant of having. Absolutely the best decision in my life. The difficult

I am in early 30s and have 2 kids. Didn't particularly want kids before but also not resistant of having. Absolutely the best decision in my life. The difficult part is that experience is hard to be shared. One can only tell other their own experience but other won't share the same experience. It is like seeing the color red, we sort of know what red feels like, but only sort of. Your red is never my red, and we will never know the difference. Every weekend is exhausting, yes. After work means another shift of work/chore, yes. They drip food all over the floor, the quibble with each other endlessly, they break everything in your house. Yes, yes, and yes. But it is joyful, it is satisfying, it is fulfilling, it is irrational. And I only get so much time together with them. Assuming 8 hours a day before turning 12 yo and maybe 12 hours a week from 12-18yo, that's about 4.5yr worth of time. 4.5 yr is really a tiny blip in our life. Treasure it while we can