[steve90]

I've enjoyed having children but they are extremely hard work and you need to accept that their needs take priority over your own. Very few people are able to maintain any significant hobbies or social life, at least when the children are young. There will be some extremely tough times - up all night, illnesses, tantrums etc. and sometimes you just need to grit your teeth and get through it. At other times you will experience love and joy which is unlike anything else you have felt before.