What are we expected to give up when we have children? This major life change inevitably causes spiraling disruption, but should it lead to fundamentally altering the essence of who we are? As children grow, must parents stay frozen in time to fulfill their children’s unrealistic ideals or should they be allowed to evolve as well?

While answers to these questions may seem fairly obvious, it’s surprising how often new parents succumb to societal expectations of who they should be and prevent themselves from living full lives. Severin Fiala...