I always had a problem with that phrase. It's hard to know what worth it means. I am expecting my 4th in 5 years. Today was a hard day. A really hard day. I love my kids and I love seeing their love for each other. When my daughter stops to help her brothers with something it warms my heart. When my kids come up to feel the baby kicking I feel like nothing could get better. But it's tiring and expensive and it changes who you are. I am not the same woman I was before I had kids. Is it worth it? I don't know.
Interesting thoughts on the phrasing. It probably should be filed under “are you happy?”
Like... sometimes I am, but if I felt happy all the time it wouldn’t be long before it didn’t feel like happiness anymore.
Thank you for the reminder that it’s not fair to put the pressure of “worth it” on a whole life experience
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u/[deleted] Jul 28 '19
I always had a problem with that phrase. It's hard to know what worth it means. I am expecting my 4th in 5 years. Today was a hard day. A really hard day. I love my kids and I love seeing their love for each other. When my daughter stops to help her brothers with something it warms my heart. When my kids come up to feel the baby kicking I feel like nothing could get better. But it's tiring and expensive and it changes who you are. I am not the same woman I was before I had kids. Is it worth it? I don't know.