What made you WANT to have children?

Hey guys. So I’m a 40 year old guy, married and in a very healthy relationship. I had a good upbringing, solid job in a field I’m passionate about, friends and hobbies.

The thing is, I never wanted or didn’t want kids. I’ve always been decidedly ambivalent to the idea of fatherhood. If I had gotten a girl pregnant during my single/dating decades - I would have stepped up and been the best father I could be - but it was never a goal.

So my question is to fathers who WANTED to be dads, when did that click for you? What made you want to be a father?

Please, don’t respond with “I didn’t until I had my first kid” : like I said, if I had gotten a woman pregnant (and she decided to keep it) I would be a great father. This is for the dudes who set out with the goal of fatherhood.

EDIT: I am an uncle to 2 young teens and I love being the ‘fun uncle’ - showing my nephew Predator and Terminator 2 at the age of 12 was awesome. But still didn’t sway me one way or another