Everything with me is pretty close to the surface, but having kids has completely ruined my emotional equilibrium.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
When you have kids, for me, it really changed me. I was always empathetic to other children, but now I'm so much more sensitive to children that aren't my own.
Parenthood and having kids puts you in touch with a whole other sort of sensitivity which is nothing but good. You feel more than you ever felt. You feel that vulnerability, but at the same time you wouldn't trade it for anything.
I have a woman's body and a child's emotions.
I am an only child, so I relate to the intensity of that single-parent, mother-daughter relationship.
When you have children it completely shifts your focus; they become the most passionate love of your life.
My children are the only thing in my life that makes me happy.
If you had an essentially happy childhood, that tends to dwell with you.
Sometimes with my children, I remember exactly how I felt as the child in this situation, not just how it feels to be me.
I feel so lucky to have lived the life that I did and to be surrounded by the people I love. I've got eight kids, and they're always laughing all the time. It's like music to my ears. I think that my frame of mind these days is probably happier than I've ever been, which is kind of odd, coming close to the finish line.
I think kids are amazing. You kind of just deal with stuff, don't you? It's only years later that you have to spend thousands in therapy.