Yeah I know this is hacker news and this comment is completely non-tangible but I was sort of similar. I did want kids but I never considered myself in a life p

Yeah I know this is hacker news and this comment is completely non-tangible but I was sort of similar. I did want kids but I never considered myself in a life position where I was ready or prepared for them. In hindsight, I would've probably put it off until it was too late. But they happened. And transitioning from child to parent gave me a strange sense of connection with all the generations of life that came before me so I could be here. I know those generations weren't all good (my parents were both emotionally abused by their parents). But regardless it definitely brought a different feeling to being a part of this species and it's timeline. Not one that I ever felt in touch with the same way previously.