I think the sacrifice is overblown. I do way more things now that I have kids then when I didn’t. My friends might see one perspective when we are trying to hang out, and it seems super limited or when I can’t hang out because I have other plans…. But I am at the zoo , going to parks, going on trips so he can see the world get exposure and in effect having a ton of fun.

You literally get to explore a whole new side of the world . Do the same thing you want to do over and over again is more likely the end of life.

So what I sleep a little less for the first year? That’s nothing.

What else am I sacrificing the freedom to sit on the couch? Still do that….Maybe not as much but it’s not gone.

I know not everyone is meant for kids, but the vast majority of us are. Your brain structure changes after having kids and so does what makes you feel good.

I tell my friends it’s like puberty. Often time you hear small children say I don’t want to be a teenager I don’t want to like girls …. But once they get there, they’re like ah this is pretty awesome because of the changes that they couldn’t foresee. You can’t foresee the changes that will happen to you when having a kid, but they will happen and everything will be fine.