The First Half Of Our Life Is Ruined By Our Parents, The Second Part By Our Children.

There are a lot of misconceptions about what makes (or doesn’t make) a person happy. Scientific research shows that people are perfectly capable of knowing whether they’re happy or not. What people usually can’t determine, is what actually makes them happy. Which would explain why so many people disagree on whether having children brings happiness.

Thankfully, a lot of people must think so, otherwise our society would have a problem. No children, no society. That much is clear.

The idealized happiness that children are supposed to bring is often promoted, but it isn’t proven. Many (young) parents have to face the disillusionment when their newfound happiness of become a parent is accompanied by reality: Having children can also bring a lot of problems.

Research shows that the happiness of parents gradually diminishes after the birth of their child, only to come back to it’s original point when the children have left the parental home. Talk about an empty nest syndrome…