I keep answering your question with lots of wise crap about PD and kids, and then deleting it. That's one tough question. My kids are 19 to 24, and I know more about raising kids than what it's going to be like to have had PD for 10 or 20 years. They take a hell of a lot of energy, time and money, and I can't imagine not having mine.

I was clueless about kids when our first one arrived. The only little ones I knew were two perfect little girls. I was a bit shocked when our normal one arrived and cried and woke up all night long, etc. Then the youngest one arrived - his mission in life was to make sure that I was a humble parent, for awhile survival, not bragging, was the name of the game. Make sure you are in touch with the reality of kids of all ages! Mother Nature makes sure that we're hard-wired to want kids no matter how ridiculous the idea may be.