Oddbean new post about login | logout Having kids is dope. Don’t care what anybody says. Life takes on another meaning.
💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯 Having kids has unlocked whole new levels of life that I don’t think I could have ever understood otherwise.
Hyperbitcoinization is for our kids. We will build the roads. nostr:note1qshjlvp9eqkqpnrsjksc5agdx8e5h6fl70l3573antpa0ueerk4q68mk7c
My first is due in two weeks. I am grateful and excited for the experience!
I'm writing this reply while hodling my 7-month-old 6th child, and rocking him to sleep, and I absolutely could not agree more! 🤙
What’s funny, is the part of me that was worried before kids that I was gonna miss going out to bars, partying with friends, and being able to just travel without a ton of pressure and the like — I just don’t miss those things anymore. It’s not that I don’t get to do them, it’s that I don’t really want to as much anymore. And we still go out all the time, travel all the time (it’s more work of course), and get to do tons of new things, and it’s all way more fun because there this little kid with you who is seeing it all for the first time and he’s fucking STOKED! 🤣 You ever have that feeling where you make a new friend and find out they haven’t seen your favorite movie? Remember how much fun that is to watch? Having a kid is like that, but basically every day. Everything is more difficult and frustrating at times, but also way more fun and it all means a lot more, imo.
i love it! Accurate!
When they're little it's a ton of fun. Then they become teenagers, it can become unbearable and you ask yourself, "why?". During that whole time, you think you're teaching them... But then they become adults and peers. That's when you really see how much you've taught each other. It's the natural progression and it's a beautiful life. About to watch my first get married. We were pretty sure we broke that one. But they turned out better than we could've hoped for.
absolutely. all the cliches are true
None of us would be here if our parents did not choose to have us.
Huge life changer. It’s really great. I really feel bad for the Peter Pans out there living sad lonely lives because society lied and said it would be happy and fulfilling.
We are meant to reproduce. It is an essential part of becoming a full adult and changes your timeframe beyond your own life.
Young children are an immense joy but later you might have moments of doubt when your children are in their teenage years. By then, you're not their source of truth anymore. They'll rather rely on that guy on Tiktok, or on their buddy who dropped out of school or on their girlfriend's uncle. In the vicious culture environment we live in, you can quickly see your children spiraling out of control. It can be tough as a parent because you often feel powerless and you can never be happier than your unhappiest child. I feel lucky because one of my children has now vigourously bounced back and is doing great as a young adult. But I have several friends not as lucky as me. And my second child has not made it yet to the other side, the jury is out. All in all, I don't regret a single second having children, it's an incredible adventure, but it can be a very bumpy road.
The noise disappears and other noise comes 😃
