Beautiful publication of emotions and feelings.
Personally I sense and believe that you would have been an excellent father, don't listen to what that person said, it's not like that.
You have the life learning and the focused soul to be a very good father, you can see that at a glance.
There are people that no matter how many experiences they go through in life, they don't learn anything, I've seen it. That's not the case with you.
Good lessons you would have imparted, solid feelings and fortitude to forge it in life. I have no doubt about that.
But as I read... things happen for a reason, only your heart knows that reason. Age is the least of it, that's my philosophy, but it's true that if children haven't come... it's for a reason.
I'm in the same situation as you and I'm fine with that. Sometimes paths change and take you in a different direction... sometimes I think: it was better this way, even though I would have been a very good mother. My mission must be different.
A big hug Galenkp!
You say it all pretty well I think. Life takes the paths it takes and whilst we can influence it, some things are our of our control and it doesn't make a lot of sense trying to change things that aren't within our control.
They say that we choose our life before we come... the question is why or for what we live what we live.
Sometimes there is no alternative but to accept it.