I guess that’s one perspective. Another one might be that their marriage wasn’t as great as they thought it was in the first place.

Kids are stressful, no argument there. But blaming kids because their marriage buckled under the added stress just feels like an easy excuse. I suspect there were deeper issues that those people weren’t particularly interested in exploring.

They bring happiness, and a lot of other things too.

Yep, just like how every single other answer in this thread isn’t universal.

Kind of surprised no one has mentioned it… But kids. Kids bring a lot of happiness.

Shh, don’t brag about it

Canada: we’re the best at being annoyingly modest while simultaneously feeling smugly superior.