Most people assume that having children will make them happier. Yet a wide variety of academic research shows that parents are not happier than their childless peers, and in many cases are less so
This is a quote from an article in the New York Magazine, All Joy and No Fun, about why parents hate parenting. There is much that could be debated about this point, with solid arguments on each side, but as a parent, there are timeless moments that you are privileged to experience and wish that everyone could experience as well.
We had one of these moments, when Benjamin took the initiative to read to his little sister, Claire.
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