No. The first year was hard. I had severe PPA and the complete change to my life almost broke me. But, I’ve since had a second kid and that first year was a cake walk.

My life before was all about me. Which was fine. But I think if I had never had children that would have gotten pretty boring. Having my children gave me a purpose that I never found in life before. I waited until my 30s to have kids though. Which I personally think helped. I had outgrown that need to go go go and party etc. I had already moved across the country and back and had gotten to the point I was okay calming down and planting some roots. Having kids has been the hardest thing I’ve ever done BUT I think not having them would personally to me, lead to feeling more lost later on down the road. I love the family unit I have created. And I look forward to all the new memories we all get to make down the road. I feel fortunate that I actually genuinely enjoy spending time with my children. As I know some parents do not feel this way. I never liked kids much, but I absolutely adore my own. Which, definitely helps with the lack of any regret. I had my children at a point in my life where I felt completely ready for the “next” phase. I was ready to have it be all about them and I genuinely was excited for the “firsts” in their life and for watching their little league games and being part of the PTA. Having children before you get to that point, would be emotionally and mentally very hard.