I'm quite a curious person. I don't mind being the one who doesn't know things, a role I often play in QI.
When a middle-aged man says in a moment of weariness that he is half dead, he is telling the literal truth.
I loved raising my kids. I loved the process, the dirt of it, the tears of it, the frustration of it, Christmas, Easter, birthdays, growth charts, pediatrician appointments. I loved all of it.