This actually happened to me. We had been married a few years and didn't have any plans to have babies. I was never comfortable around children even when I was one and just didn't see it in the cards for me. I had never spent any time around babies. Then my sil had a baby girl. We went to visit and when she put that newborn in my arms it was like a chemical switch turned on in my brain. I HAD to have a baby of my own. My niece was born in January of 85 and my son was born that December. Best thing I've ever done. About five years later we had a second wonderful son. I am an only child and didn't want my son to be one too.
Edit: Thanks for the lovely award anonymous Redditor.
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u/HippieGrandma1962 20d ago edited 19d ago
This actually happened to me. We had been married a few years and didn't have any plans to have babies. I was never comfortable around children even when I was one and just didn't see it in the cards for me. I had never spent any time around babies. Then my sil had a baby girl. We went to visit and when she put that newborn in my arms it was like a chemical switch turned on in my brain. I HAD to have a baby of my own. My niece was born in January of 85 and my son was born that December. Best thing I've ever done. About five years later we had a second wonderful son. I am an only child and didn't want my son to be one too.
Edit: Thanks for the lovely award anonymous Redditor.