Jenn Emerling

This quote from Rob Delaney is the perfect response to the viral Seth Rogen clip about how much happier he is than his friends with kids. Not because one is better than the other (there are a million ways to be happy or miserable, and people should do what they want!), but because it's true that while the things that are hard about parenting are easily imaginable, the joys are pretty unknowable until you're in it. I say this a recently happy childless and now happy childful (2+ months) person. "Whenever someone tells me they’re expecting their first baby and they’re nervous, I tell them the following: “Oh my goodness, that’s wonderful. I am so happy for you. Listen, of course you’re nervous but here’s the deal: you’re ready for all the bad stuff. You’ve been very tired before. You’ve been in pain before. You’ve been worried about money before. You’ve felt like an incapable moron before. So you’ll be fine with the difficult parts! You’re already a pro. What you’re NOT ready for is the wonderful parts. NOTHING can prepare you for how amazing this will be. There is no practice for that. There is no warm-up version. You are about to know joy that will blow your fucking mind apart. Happiness before this? HA HA. Mystery? LOL. Wonder? Fuck off! You are about to see something magical and new that you have no map for! None! This is it. Are you ready for that? Are you? No! No, you’re not!"