Had to grow up real fast when my daughter was born

I was immature, selfish, honestly kind of a jerk. Thought I had time to figure myself out. Then my ex got pregnant and I had to decide if I was going to be that guy or not. That was 6 years ago. I'm not going to lie and say it was easy or that I did it perfectly but I got my own place, got a steady job, started showing up to everything. Miss: the ease of being able to be selfish, staying out as late as I wanted, not having the constant worry. Gained: knowing what real responsibility feels like, having someone who thinks you're a hero even when you mess up, actual self respect for the first time in my life.