Another one for the parents: if you originally didn’t want kids and ended up changing your mind, when did you change your mind and why?

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I was listening to a podcast on this the other day. They cited a statistics about how x% (I believe they said 30-40% but don’t quote me haha) of people are actually on the fence about it and are willing to have kids if they find a partner who really wants them. I’m guessing that’s when they change their minds, to your question.

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I always liked kids but did not want them myself. Got married and still did not want them. Partner did, since day one, but we basically avoided the topic for about 6.5 years. I was not pressured and partner wanted to be with me. 2019 came and I woke up on New Years’ day feeling an extreme amount of love that I could not explain. That was when I decided to give this child thing a shot. Now I have a 15 months old. But it is it for me. I am very content.

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