Quote Originally Posted by Bikingmomof3 View Post
Wow, there have been some splendid replies to your post already.
IHaving children does impact life. For the worse? Absolutely not! Having children just changes priorities and availability.

Please give each response careful thought. Children are wonderful indeed, but your life will change.
Yeah, although I would say *AND* (not but) your life will change.

All sorts of things "change your life" (partner(s), jobs, money or lack of, health or illness.
And a lot of those things we don't (or can't) examine all the pro's, con's and implications beforehand.
But we go through them and move (limp, stagger,blunder,meander) on to a New Normal in an equally Meaningful Life.

I have found myself drinking myself senseless a few times a year with being a mother; but I would be finding myself drinking myself senseless a few times a year whatever. (Substitute your own poison/self destructive activity).