This is like one of those “things parents think about having children that are wrong” articles.
It makes a lot of assumptions about all parents having the same experience. It’s not. A lot of this assumes kids without any health issues.
“The low-sleep phase is temporary.” Nope.
“Same goes for changing diapers” Nope.
There are lots of good things when it comes to children, and I love mine, but if you aren’t mentally prepared for the possibility that your entire life will have to change, you might want to think harder.
It might not happen to you, but it could also happen. Do not let someone pretend that it’s all temporary.
You guess what? That potential parents should be prepared to take care of their children for their entire life? I think that's reasonable. Things happen all the time, too, where tragedies happen and people suffer medical issues that require lifetime care.
Being a parent is committing to that.
And if your thought is "I'm going to gamble that it doesn't happen to me" is really telling.
Regardless, being informed is important. Maybe you got lucky in your ignorance, but not everyone will be so lucky.
It makes a lot of assumptions about all parents having the same experience. It’s not. A lot of this assumes kids without any health issues.
“The low-sleep phase is temporary.” Nope. “Same goes for changing diapers” Nope.
There are lots of good things when it comes to children, and I love mine, but if you aren’t mentally prepared for the possibility that your entire life will have to change, you might want to think harder.
It might not happen to you, but it could also happen. Do not let someone pretend that it’s all temporary.
No.
It’s literally for the rest of your life.