went camping with a bunch of dads this summer and decided i want kids

30 years of being staunchly opposed, and it more or less vanished after one weekend in the woods with a bunch of guys that were only there to escape the obligations they'd created for themselves and i... decided i want that

been processing it for weeks now, but i haven't talked myself out of it yet

anyone else have a change of heart about kids later in life?

Others have covered the positives so I'm not going to sugarcoat this. Be prepared to put your entire life on hold indefinitely/be ready to adopt a completely different lifestyle, be fully committed and completely selfless, be aware that your relationship will change with your partner, that your body will change (if you're a woman), that you won't have time to do the things you used to, that they don't come with a manual, that education is hard, and being a role model is hard, and being what they need you to be is hard. Being a parent is the hardest job in the world. It may also be the most rewarding. Also, as much as I've tried, until you become one, it's impossible for me to convey and for you to truly understand exactly what it's like.

There is nothing more powerful in this world than words.