No one is ever ready.

I'm not going to dwell on whether what you should do or not do as it pertains to kids, but maybe there's a big lesson here.

No time is ever perfect.

To quote C.S. Lewis:

“The only people who achieve much are those who want knowledge so badly that they seek it while the conditions are still unfavorable. Favorable conditions never come.”

If you want something, you have to just do it. Life is never ideal, likely because our idea of "ideal" evolves with us. It's a perpetual pursuit. What I considered ideal living 15 years ago is vastly different now.

That said, kids are awesome man. Nothing has ever done a better job at making me a better version of myself. Occasionally you get little glimpses into a past iteration of you, but they're unique in their own right. I just hope I can teach mine how to make the best decisions for them, and support them along their journey.