Kids are cool to have? Nah, I have too much emotional burden to even become a father figure. It is a lot of responsibility, and I bet the joy of having kids is priceless. Cool? not so much.
If it makes you feel better, it's not so joyous most of the time and the coolness comes in measured doses.
Imagine for the millionth time that day, you're yelling at your older kid to do his chores, feed his pets, practice his instrument, do his homework, etc. Or the younger one smells like ass and he's having a meltdown because you want to change his diaper and he'd rather keep playing
I swear, some days I come home and feel like turning around and heading off back to work. So, no, it's not all wine and roses.
But then they do something that shows you're at least semi-competent at raising them and it makes your day.
