It's a unique institution, to be sure. Never a dull moment.
My wife and I have been together for 11 years, married for 7, parents for 6 and 3/4. We got engaged in Feb of 98 to be married in two years, then on Father's Day we found out about my daughter and moved things up. My life has never been the same since. I never in a million years thought I would change a diaper, or sit up at night worrying about a sick child or spouse, or that I would enjoy going to a soccer game (for a long time I couldn't stand the "Soccer Mom" crowd), or that I would go to Parent-Teacher Conferences. Wouldn't give it up for anything now.