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Originally Posted by Sylvanfan
What changed for me was when my father passed away and my Mom was pretty much left alone. Sort of struck home how old and lonely you could become if you chose to do the no kids thing. Sure you have friends and the like now, but odds are a lot of them will have their own kids and families one day and you'll become an after thought in their lives.
My wife's sister and brother were millionaires before the economic melt down (might still be), and don't have kids. They have nice houses, had a fancy Bimmer, and she spent on shopping spree's. Yet they just didn't seem happy, and are always begging for people to come visit them because they're bored.
My wife is expecting in February and I'm pretty excited about it. The money thing still stresses me. But I'm at a point where I no longer care that I don't have a cool car, or wicked awesome house. Than again I'm into my 30's now. I see a few others much younger than me with 2-3 kids and wonder how they do it. When I was 23 I think I could have made it work, but it wouldn't have been my preference. Now it's going to be a preference.
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Ew. Your wife's brother and sister are a couple?