I would go one step further and say that even if you enjoy babysitting, that doesn’t mean parenting is for you. I babysat a lot as a teenager, and I can say it did not properly prepare me for having children.
Babysitting is a lot more fun because you’re just there for a few hours and then you leave. Parenthood is far more demanding.
Parenting is basically a mixture of being a nanny, teacher, psychologist/social worker, and housekeeper all rolled into one. These are all things I’m especially bad at and would never take an actual job in.
In retrospect (though it is too late now!) having kids was the wrong choice for me.
I would go one step further and say that even if you enjoy babysitting, that doesn’t mean parenting is for you. I babysat a lot as a teenager, and I can say it did not properly prepare me for having children.
Babysitting is a lot more fun because you’re just there for a few hours and then you leave. Parenthood is far more demanding.
Parenting is basically a mixture of being a nanny, teacher, psychologist/social worker, and housekeeper all rolled into one. These are all things I’m especially bad at and would never take an actual job in.
In retrospect (though it is too late now!) having kids was the wrong choice for me.