The change . Having a kid is a big life change . Nothing goes back to normal after you have a kid . You can ' t get rid of them if they are bad or have them put down when they get to be around 15 like a dog . I think I ' d be a good parent and always want to be a part of their life so even once they hit 18 and move out for college or whatever i ' ll still be in their life . I ' d still help them with anything . I like my life , I like having time to myself a kid will take it all away . The kid will rule all of my time and life . It might make me happier , it might not . It might be a smart kid or a dumb one . Kid might grow to have the same things in common as me or not . it ' s a big change that I can ' t control . <| sep |> I live in Perth , we may be a bit ahead Actually you may be right , my friend from eastern states visited recently , I saw her signing receipts . Maybe it ' s WA law only .