There's probably ain't better time to think of your plans and goals for the future as a family as when you are pregnant. Whether you're expecting your first-born or an additional member of the pack, there's something about a growing family that propels you to think of starting a path towards a better life.
For instance, I have a lot of friends who have shed their vices and started leading healthier lifestyles upon the arrival of their first-born child. No more smoking, less alcohol, reduced late nights (I mean party-type of late nights, not the diaper and milk-type of late nights). As their kids grew up, their parents continued to eat more nutritious meals, exercise more often, and tried to minimize work-related stress. I know someone who started scouting for Jacksonville property management companies once they found out she's pregnant. Part of a heightened nesting instinct in action, I suppose.
Perhaps parents naturally want to be good examples to their brood. Or another reason is that parents are motivated to try and live healthier lifestyles knowing they there are now little people totally dependent on them for the next two decades or so.
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