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RE: Part Two: Things I Wish I Had Known About Parenting Before Becoming a Parent. Children Do Not Fulfill You
That's my big dilemma! I work for a NGO, I travel, I have a youtube channel, I have this steemit blog, I paint and do a lot of social events. I try to squeeze in yoga classes.
How the hell am I going to have time for kids?
Well, the magical mom fairy will tell you that kids adapt, there is time for everything in life, and a little organization will get you everything you want.
Perhaps you have a home school child who you sit in front of a laptop 4 hours a day to be taught by a virtual teacher? It saves you lots of time and meets their needs.
Maybe they become a part of your virtual world and your audience shifts and changes as your family does. Nomad families exist - and they are amazing.
But the friend/sister/cousin in me says that parenting is not for everyone and it’s a lie that a part of you won’t be fulfilled without kids. I know plenty of perfectly happy (well rested, exercised, and groomed) people who don’t have kids - they borrow mine.
Parenting is great. And lots of people have this intrinsic need to have kids. But it’s not a life requirement.