Devin

I think sometimes from the outside looking in, your friends might seem miserable with kids, but that’s because having kids is hard. There is no way around that, but what you don’t see from the outside is how much joy kids bring to your life. It’s hard
To even put into words the love and joy your kids bring you. My husband and I say all the time, that there really is nothing in life you can compare having kids to…it’s simultaneously the hardest thing we have ever done and also the best. I get how we can look miserable to those without kids. It’s not as easy to go out to dinner on a whim let alone on vacations, that may outwardly seem miserable. But it’s so worth it! My husband did not want kids at all for a long time and I finally warmed him up to the idea, and he thanks me everyday for encouraging him to have our daughters! All that being said, certainly don’t have kids if you don’t want them!! My husband deals with the emotional toll to this day he feels from having parents who made it clear his whole life they hated kids.