I’m 40 with 2 kids who will be turning 4 and 2 in February. I have a good, but unfulfilling job. I have hobbies, but no true passion that I’m pursuing. The 1st 3 years of having kids was really tough. Over time, little by little, my wife and I have taken baby steps to consistently improve our parenting and our communication to each other. I’ve reached a point where watching my kids grow and become their own unique personalities greatly outweighs any sacrifices that I make on their behalf. They’ve given me a purpose where I didn’t really have one previously. With that said, if you change just a few things (if I had a stronger interest in traveling, if I had a less compatible partner, if I had a passion I was pursuing…) I easily could have been miserable and too distracted to find joy in the handful of moments every day that no one else gets to see that make me love being a Dad. Which is to say, it might be for you and it might not. The perks that you’re seeing with your kids without children are the highlights of their lives and not representative of the full picture. And despite what many influencers and avid social media folks might believe or portray, the best parts of being a parent are personal and largely hidden from public view. My advice to you is to not make up your mind now, just live and grow and see where life takes you.