Originally Posted by Kira
To skyactiv: You said, "But my wife and I have no children which I've always wanted and will never have. Money isn't everything."
I know this is a sensitive / personal subject but do remember, everyone who goes down the "family plan" road ALWAYS wants the kids and everything else to work out perfectly just like a happy TV show.
If anyone anywhere has reservations regarding doing some traditional path there might be a reason(s).
Many a societal norm has its roots in countering child mortality-having bodies to run a farm-protecting property. Rendering you happy isn't society's goal.
You "doing your job and keeping quiet and resembling everyone else" is all they want from you.
Lotsa bad families and situations out there. There are no guarantees.
Yes, I'm a bit jaded but realistic. No, I'm not cynical or anti-family or whatever else any scolder wants to say.
OP, NICE! Congrats!
Time to drink a beer/coffee on your patio/porch. It will smell and taste like freedom.
I only have 2 mortgages. Soon only one.
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Kira, reading between words, it may be something that hurts. Also, since both of them worked hard for what they have, they may not really desire the happy TV show, just their own piece of happiness.
There is also the smaller (footprint) societal norm, where every generation lifts the next. I don't want my kids going and growing trough what I have been through. I just hope I'm preparing them better for this changing world.