Are you glad you had kids?

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I’m torn between wanting children and living just me and my husband for the rest of my life. We still have a few years to think about. I’d like honest opinions from women who have had kids. Did you always want them? Did you change your mind later in life? How did you feel once they were born? Is parenting as tiring, stressful and overwhelming as people make it out to be?

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It’s the best thing in the world. The hardest thing in the world. Give it some time if you want it. It changes everything. But I’d never ever not want them. They’re wonderful. Such a gift to be blessed with these tiny humans on loan from God.

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Best thing I ever did. But it for sure isn’t to say that you couldn’t have a wonderful and fulfilling life without children. Now that I have them I can’t imagine my life without them though.

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I always wanted kids and had my 4 in my 20's. I wanted my kids when I was younger so I could enjoy being a mum and have the energy to keep up with them, as well as being able to have 'my life' when they're adults and are no longer dependant on me. For me, I feel doing it this way I get the best of both worlds. I'm not saying being a mum of 4 is easy- it certainly has its challenges!! But it's also so so rewarding and worth all the stress and hard work.

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I love my child(ren) but I do miss my life before them. I'm currently pregnant with baby #2 and, most days, I love being a mom. My daughter has brought so much joy to my life and I cant imagine not having her. My husband and I do reminisce about the days before kids. We were married 10 years before getting pregnant so we had a well established life and routine before throwing a baby in the mix. Now, things have changed SO much. Parenting is definitely not for the faint of heart! While I do miss my old life tremendously, I can say that I am truly glad I had kids. Looking back, while we had a good life before them, it was empty and now life seems full.

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Kids can bring you the most unexplainable happiness and joy and also the worst heartbreak, worry, and stress but they’re yours and you wouldn’t take them back.

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I had one child. She is 20 now. She is my complete and utter joy. I wouldn’t trade any of the worst days we ever had for a good day with someone else. Totally worth it!  Not easy, but worth it for me!

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It’s the hardest job/responsibility I’ve ever had to overcome in my whole life but when I sit back and think about my past if my kids wasn’t in it then I obviously wasn’t living. I have 2 with another on the way and they make my life worth living everyday. I wanna give up but knowing that I have kids that are watching me everyday makes me hold my head up even higher!! 💕

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Duhhh i love my daughter wouldn't take it back for anything!!

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I'm so insanely glad I had kids. I always wanted children, though how many I've wanted has changed through the years. When I was a teen I thought I wanted 4, but then when I had my first I was content with just one. Then I was divorced and remarried and wanted nothing more than to have another. Now with 2 I'm very content and we are settled that that's all we want. I was so insanely happy when they were born and very very clingy haha. I just loved how they felt in my arms and loved their smell. It's so insanely hard at times but oh so insanely rewarding. I couldn't picture my life without them. But kids aren't for everyone and I wouldn't recommend having them unless you had no doubt in your mind you wanted one

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I have 2 sons and I try to imagine what my life would be like without them, what would I be doing right now? And I can’t think of anything. Kids are awesome but they are a ton of work. I can’t wait till their older.

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