Emma couldn’t cope with the money sponge that is a child. But I can see the blog posts now “10 side hustles you can do during nap time to buy yourself treats instead of nappies!”
Emma wouldn’t be able to process the fact that all your money becomes your child’s, all your time becomes your child’s and all your energy is your child’s - you as a person disappear for a while. She couldn’t be rewarding herself with her many many daily treats, nope days, hours spent playing animal crossing or basically any other part of her usual daily life.
Since having my son, one of my favourite times of day is the 45 minutes it takes my husband to put my son in the bath and to bed every other night (I do the nights in between). It’s the only time I get totally to myself to watch an episode of something that only I like, read a book quietly on my own or go for a walk. 45 minutes every two days! Reckon Emma could cope with that? Nope! She’d need 45 minutes every hour!