jpinpb, I asked my brother and sister–who both have kids– that exact question: if they could do it over again, would they? They both said no but that they love their children. I am #13 out of 13 kids, and am the only one who doesn’t now have children. I would like to, but I’m not so sure about having a wife what with my sense of marriage a la generation ME. I would gladly accept the challenge of being a single parent and would hesitate to label such a calling “work” but of course since I’m not a parent this is all quite easy for me to say.