If you want kids, make sure it's for the right reasons: the joys and pangs of raising kids, the exploration of intimate kinship that only a family can provide, experiencing first-hand the kind of unconditional love and bond that can exist between parent and child – and hence extending it to your fellow humanity. The rewards are immense; conversely, the disappointments can be heart-wrenching. But the lessons learned are always invaluable, the experience priceless, and you'll come out the better and more enriched for having been a parent.