LOL...the OP is pretty accurate! I didn't want kids either. There I was in my early thirtes, no serious girlfriend, had my own business, no debt, thought I had it made in the shade. Then I found out my GF of 1 month was pregnant. Instead of letting my world collapse or running away, I decided to step up to the plate and take responsibility and I'm glad I did. We're now married and have 2 wonderful boys ages 3 years and 5 months. I agree that most of the time it's a royal PITA and there's no way to live the care free lifestyle you enjoyed before having children. But the rewards far outweigh the shallow, meaningless things like partying, fancy toys, etc that you may have to give up. Being there every day to watch a small version of you grow up is just something that can't be put into words. It's an emotional experience beyond anything this world can provide. As Movieman said, their first steps, first words, graduation, or the first time you hear "I love you Daddy" after reading a bedtime story is just something you can't experience anywhere else and there's no way to explain it to someone who hasn't experienced it themselves.

As for waiting until you're financially ready, just don't even worry about that. If you're smart about it you can live just fine on what you make today. I pay myself $30k/year salary out of my business and my wife does not work. Out of that I max out my RRSP's every year and contribute enough to my 2 boys college funds that it'll be paid up by the time they are 7 or 8. My house is 35 years old, my van is 7 and both are nothing to brag about. But they are paid for. When something breaks I fix it myself. We very rarely eat out, don't have cable/satelite, no golf membership, don't drink/party, etc and don't buy anything that we can't pay for in cash. The bottom line is you can make it work if you play your cards right.