Kids always become like obsessed with me, which is strange because I'm a mid-20s male with no huge interest in kids, nor any real experience. I think it's because I always talk to kids the same way I would talk to an adult friend. That doesn't mean I will ask them if they had productive afternoon, or ask them about the doomed American economy, but I have some dumber friends who I wouldn't ask them stuff like that either.

You can talk to kids without patronizing and talking down them, while at the same time not flying over their heads. Everyone I see who does this has kids love them so much, because I think kids realize they aren't being treated like an equal when adults talk to them in a baby voice or ask them the same stupid questions like "do you like barbie/cars?".

Now for your actual question on things to look forward to, I don't know since I have no experience. Although I'm really looking forward to teaching my kids everything, and trying to inspire a love of science, hopefully teaching them to ask lots of questions and question the answers and all of that jazz.

On a slightly unrelated note, is it strange as a guy to hope I have girls? Whenever I picture my kids I have a daughter who I teach about video games and dolls and science and tea parties and lego and Star Trek.