Every moment you spend with other people influence them - Steve has influenced me alot - so ofcause you will influence your children. That is not manipulative as long as you make sure they have a choice (as they grow older ofcause) as for their questions by all means anwer them. My mother did and I belive I am a much better person for that.
As for why - well you will know that when you hold a little child in your arms, or when you look at at it with its tiny tiny fingernails. I know that even though I am in much the same situation you are in. I cannot imagine who perfect the moment would be when it is my child lying there.
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