Quite true; and it's oddly frustrating to me to notice how much time the pre-kids version of me wasted. There should be a way to borrow someone else's kids for

Quite true; and it's oddly frustrating to me to notice how much time the pre-kids version of me wasted. There should be a way to borrow someone else's kids for 6 months or so, force yourself to carve the waste out of your life... and then wait another decade before having your own kids.