Having children changes you forever, as a writer and as a human being. I hope it's for the better on both counts, but I guess we'll see.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Having children is life-changing, to state the obvious. It's a gigantic shift in your life and I welcomed it.
The moment you have a child, in an instant your life is not for you, and your life is completely, 100 percent dedicated to another human being, and they will always come first. It changes you forever. It changes your perspective, and it gives you a nice purpose and focus.
It's not that I bounce ideas off of my children as much as it is that having children has had a profound effect on the way I see the world. They have mined my soul. They've made me a better person and therefore a more empathetic writer.
Having children really changes your priorities.
I think the biggest change has been realizing I now have three children.
Having children is not for everyone, but I think it's a beautiful lesson in it not being all about me anymore. It's a relief, in a way. It's like, this is her story now, and I'm her mom. It's a nice shift.
Having children is exciting. Life puts the past into perspective.
I think having a child can really change you if you're open to it.
You always hear people say that having kids changes everything, but you can't fully realize it until you have children yourself.
I've learned to accept that I'm a children's writer, even if it's not what I set out to become. It's what I should have been all along, and I'll stay in this role as long as I'm a writer.
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