“Im a planner and a very organized person.
So for me, it was basically just the next thing on my to-do list.”
u/Ms_Evey
3.
The result is 5 years old now, and hes the best decision I have ever made.
Oh, and also, I wanted my mom to get to be a grandma."
“I knew I wanted children but wasnt sure when the right time might be.
It changed my perspective on the entire thing.
I knew I was ready; we both were.”
u/NoThisIsPatrick_88
5.
“Im a planner and a very organized person.
So for me, it was basically just the next thing on my to-do list.
Which may sound awful, but thats how I operate.
So it was just the thing we had to do.”
“I was ready to be a mom when I hit my 20s.
I wanted kidssobadly, but my body had other plans.
I struggled with fertility issues for several years.
I took that leap and had the surgery anyway.
I didn’t have my first baby until I was 30 years old.
I wasmorethan ready.”
u/littletinylotus
7.
“My first wasn’t planned.
I was looking forward to having a baby.
“Annoyingly enough, I just knew.
But we only had a kid years after I was ready.
So I was more than ready when we had the baby.
Rationally, I knew what to expect; I wasn’t expecting cloud nine.
u/Farahild
9.
It just happened, and I rose to the occasion.
Now I love being a mom.
Its like I just unlocked another room in the house that is ‘me.'”
The only issue is that being financially stable enough didn’t mean that I was mentally and emotionally ready.
Keep that in mind if you are on the fence.”
u/MistPudding
11.
“For me, I never felt ready.
“I knew I was ready for a change something bigger than just my existence on this earth.
“I’d always wanted to be a mom.
I never got that prescription filled again.”
u/BuckeyeJen
13.
To do that, I had to get over my fear of having a baby.
We arent together anymore, but we get along great, and we are amazing at parenting together.”
u/somnavira
And finally, here’s a parent who kept it extremely real:
15.
“My son is 20, and I’m still not ready.”
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