Sharing alert! And poor grammar ahead too

So I was reviewing the list of books via Amazon's wishlist that I want to read, and one of them is The Drama of the Gifted Child. And I got to thinking, because I've been thinking about babies and kids a lot lately *, should I try to read all my self self-help books BEFORE I have kids, or is it ok to have unworked through stuff still on my plate, so long as I'm aware of it and the traps it all lays for me?

Personally, I'd rather work through it all (and not be perfect because no one is) but at least try to do all that I can (with balancing my marriage and work, etc) before doing the whole baby & parent thing. And without giving myself too much of a schedule, that gives me 3-5 yrs. Which as I write that, I realize is a really long time. I mean, hell, look at the person I was and how viewed things 3-5 yrs ago. So maybe that will be enough to at least be humanly successful with my goals.

And I like what Jordana said (I'm viewing it as an affirmation): Everyone gets about as far as their parents got, until therapy, which helps you get farther.

And damnit if my goal isn't to get farther! I think that in just going to therapy I've gotten farther than them.

*I am in no way wanting to have or planning to have babies any time soon. I've just been around a lot of kids and baby showers lately and that always lights up my maternal drives.