tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9016381446402077042.post79772556561581676..comments2023-09-25T09:18:10.052-04:00Comments on Lylah M. Alphonse: Are people less happy when they're parenting?LMAlphonsehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01123069425655953518noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9016381446402077042.post-71147538070774810652011-03-22T11:59:48.996-04:002011-03-22T11:59:48.996-04:00zach and trish- its refreshing to hear that. I am ...zach and trish- its refreshing to hear that. I am 26 and my fiance and I are trying to decide if we want children when we are married. Seems like every article I read lately has something to do with the disadvantages of children, and the fact that parents are less happy than non, and the mothers who decide they aren't meant to be a mother so they quit. I've even asked my own mother if she ever wished she didn't have children, and the answer I get is one that leads me to believe she probably has many times. I think we live in a very "ME" focused world, and everything is about whether or not this will make "me" happy and give "me" the best life. I know kids will take away "me" time. I know they will take money, but I am excited to start a family, because I look forward to having traditions and bonds with a family that I had with mine growing up. I hope there are people out there like you who honestly enjoy parenting- and not because you are justifying your expenses- but because it honestly brings you joy. If so- speak up people!momornot?noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9016381446402077042.post-53251310253600901932011-03-22T00:28:34.363-04:002011-03-22T00:28:34.363-04:00I have five children. I had my first child when I ...I have five children. I had my first child when I was 26. I'm happier with children than I was without children. Raising kids is undoubtedly difficult and expensive. But the love I have for my kids is something that I can't even find the words for, and that I feel privileged to experience. To each her/his own, but for me, imagining a life without kids seems depressing.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15916349103681184603noreply@blogger.com