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Lurkette,
In my experience happiness is primarily about three things....Being loved, having someone to love, and realized potential as everyone's potential is different.
If you're so inclined search this sub-forum for a little insight into my family's trials and tribulations. Our little one still doesn't eat, and has several other congenital physical and mental aliments, but she's doing just fine in the happiness department because she is realizing her potential, loves her family and the extended members of her support team, and gosh darn it, is just loved to death by all of us.
I think your fears about happiness and the concerns for "issues" are common the world over. You're not alone and trust me, things get put into a sort of perspective in the grand scheme that only a parent can comprehend. Essentially it just doesn't matter.
I've learned over the last few years that the nature vs. nurture debate is effectively settled! Nurture is by far the most important determining factor.
Go for it! Or not, only you can decide....either way you should practice alot.
I think you've got the nurture in you, regardless of what nature brings into this world.
-bear
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