When I was pregnant, and told my mom I was pregnant, one of the things she said was “it gives your life another dimension.” That’s definitely very accurate.
I know what it was like to be childless, because I was childless for 41 years. I did what I wanted when I wanted, and that was great. Most childless people don’t know the opposite – what it’s like to have a child. Definitely my life gained another dimension. It’s not all glitter and roses – there’s a lot of concern, worry, and stuff like that and definitely a big savings (paying for day care and camp was a killer, and we’re not even at college yet), but there’s also a lot of joy, in a multitude of ways.
When I got pregnant, I was at the point in my life, financially and emotionally, where I would have been fine not having a child and I could have had a great life, but there are no regrets now. I can see the ladvantages and disadvantages of both ways, being childless or having a child.