> Please try babysitting young kids first, ideally overnight if you can, and with your SO. I don't personally plan on having kids but this wouldn't help at all

> Please try babysitting young kids first, ideally overnight if you can, and with your SO. I don't personally plan on having kids but this wouldn't help at all. It's like test driving a car by doing the oil and tire change. Everybody knows taking care of a kid is hard/dirty/&c. that's the only part you'll get by babysitting one. You'll get all the nasty and annoying stuff without any of the positive/long term/meaningful things