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[–] wjrii@lemmy.world 29 points 1 week ago

I absolutely adore my kiddo and find meaning in my role as a dad that I did in very few other things I've done in life.

That said, it definitely does change your life in a way where you will not be able to prioritize the things that are just for you anymore. I am both deeply happy to have become a parent and simultaneously very glad that my wife and I waited and got our finances in order and traveled and lived our life as a couple for almost a decade before we decided to be parents. For parents whose story wasn't quite as deliberate, I can imagine a lot of conflicting feelings.