[Loughla]

Actually one of the absolute best things about having kids, that is not reproducible for no-child lifestyles, is seeing everything for the first time through their eyes.

All the other stuff people say about parenting can be reproduced via service or volunteering or something else. But that experience absolutely is unique.

Magic is real. The world is wild and exciting, and it's all there for that kid. It's amazing to watch and be a part of.

So, while you can never go back to being at 10 year old boy, you absolutely can get a taste of what that's like via adoption or having your own. In my opinion, that is.

[bravetraveler]

> not reproducible for no-child lifestyles

I see what you did there, heh!

Just here to both support and counter this a bit. Kids are absolutely a great way to see joy in the world again!

... but they don't have to be yours. I've supervised those for my peers, played temporary dad, all of it.

Sure, it's time-boxed, but that may be the goal. Trading seeing "everything" new, for "plenty"

[ordu]

Ahh yes, empathy can give us experiences we are unable to get ourselves.