Raising kids is something I've thought and studied a lot about over the past decade or so, which would generally be seen as unusual since I'm a 23 year old male. For years now I've been sharing birthing/rearing advice with pregnant friends, and at times I've considered studying to become a midwife. Just earlier today I found myself getting somewhat irritated watching a baby show where the midwives still had the mother lay on her back to give birth rather than squatting.
At this point I feel complete as I am. It would be rather simple to go on contently with my nomadic semi-retired lifestyle. Maybe I'll end up with someone with parenting/lifestyle goals similar to my own and we'll go for it, but it's not a given or a necessity. Right now I'm really enjoying my growing freedom and am not sure I'd ever want to have to always coordinate my plans with someone else for most things.
Living alone and just seeing friends/family when I want to has been great, and when I want to go out and try a new experience I can. It may be impossible to fully know beforehand, but I'm trying to decide if the experience of parenthood/marriage would outweigh all the other experiences it would likely take the place of.
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