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[quote=Anonymous]I have only read the first page of posts so hope my response is still relevant.  Like you, I did not want kids.  I did not like them, I did not need them, they are messy and expensive.  I like order.  I liked traveling a lot.  My DH wanted kids and I agreed so we have 2 kids now.  My only regret is that we did not start having kids sooner because I may have had 4 kids, if we could have afforded it.  I had no idea what I was missing.  I had no idea how much I would love being a mother.  I am still not crazy about most other kids, but my own are the best thing I have ever done in my life.  They give me so much joy and I love them beyond what I could have ever imagined.  As an added bonus, I love my own parents even more.  A  friend of mine who had a baby once told me that you don't really realize how much your parents love you until you have a child of your own.  It sounded nice at the time but whatever.  Later on I thought about that statement and it is so true for me.  I knew, but not like I know now.  I look at my parents differently because I realize all the different stages of my life they have loved me, helped me, taught me.  At bedtime, I often tell my little ones that being their mommy is my most favorite thing in the whole world and that of all of the people in the world I am so blessed, so lucky to get to be their mommy and I mean every word of it.  OP, it is a lot of work and as I'm sure has been already said, they are indeed messy, expensive, challenging, loud, etc. but for me and maybe for you too, it is the toughest job you'll ever love.     [/quote]

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