And as the woman dealt with this newest emergency, my wife turned back to me and pulled my headphones off my head. Because you were staring at her. We looked over, guilt-ridden, and saw this woman, who was now less of a cartoon show and more of a real person, as she held her daughter in her lap and kissed the child's freshly bumped head. No, I know. A lot of people have kids who, frankly, didn't mean to.
Many people choose to have no kids at all and live quite happily.
The rule book says once you get married, start churning 'em out. Go out with them. We constantly up the ante. We're a species that just can't leave well enough alone. Animals don't have this problem.