I think babysitting a baby is not very informative about whether you would enjoy having kids. Having a kid is first and foremost about having the deepest and most meaningful emotional connection of your life.
Take that away and you just don’t have a sensible test run. It’s like finding out whether you like hiking by going up and down the stairs of your apartment building all morning.
Having kids is like having parents, except the emotional connection is stronger in the other direction. Would you rather have grown up in an orphanage if that had meant more time for your hobbies and other goals?
I think babysitting a baby is not very informative about whether you would enjoy having kids. Having a kid is first and foremost about having the deepest and most meaningful emotional connection of your life.
Take that away and you just don’t have a sensible test run. It’s like finding out whether you like hiking by going up and down the stairs of your apartment building all morning.
Having kids is like having parents, except the emotional connection is stronger in the other direction. Would you rather have grown up in an orphanage if that had meant more time for your hobbies and other goals?