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Originally Posted by perth
You're not "missing" anything if you don't want kids.
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I think onyx was talking about me saying 'all there is is now' etc etc. I was just wondering if she could think of anything else (I'd be genuinely amazed if she can).
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Originally Posted by perth
Yeah, my original motivation was to "stick it to the old man"...Years went by and I learned to deal with the anger towards my father. But the drive didn't subside. I still knew I could be a great dad. I knew I could be everything my children needed me to be. I knew that if there was one thing in this world I would be good at, it was fatherhood.
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So it was your need to be good at something coupled with your desire to correct your father's past mistakes?
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Originally Posted by perth
2. Because I loved my wife and knew that she would find happiness in having a child.
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Hmm. This happens quite often, and in your case seems to be a true and caring act. A lot of men say it was 'to shut her up' or words to that effect.