I'm asking this here because you guys are already parents so maybe you know something I don't. Anyway, I'm 32, wonderful partner, not much money, career was a flop, but happy. Partner loves kids. I never really have, I don't dislike them, but I just rarely ever meet them. We've basically agreed to start trying soon, because I don't want to put it off forever, and I know this sounds a bit crazy but because I've always been 50/50 about having children, I'm doing this for my partner, because I love him, I think he's going to make a great dad, and I needed something to sway me or I'd spend the rest of my life wondering. But oh my God am I terrified. All the things I love doing I will never get to do again, for a long time: sleeping, reading in peace, travelling, going out with my girlfriends, writing, catching up on the news. I'm not sure I'm ready to give up these things. Is that shallow? All my mum friends are different to me: they sort of always liked being around children and had big families and liked shopping and that sort of thing so it suited them. Their lifestyle didn't seem to change that much. What I'm asking is, ladies, do you really not get ANY time to yourself? Is it REALLY as tough as it looks? I'm terrified!
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