No pain, no gain.

I have a mini nervous breakdown where I just want to hide and cry like 16x a day, and I'm not kidding. Nothing, and I mean nothing, is mine anymore. Not eating, not crapping, not showering, nothing. But oh my gosh, ugh, does my heart gush with pure joy and love 10,000x the magnitude of my sacrifice and frustration. There is not a more sound investment to make in your life. You have to be willing to throw all your chips on the table for your kids, but the return to investment ratio is staggering. You can't get more bang for your buck, so to speak, doing anything else. It's criminal how wonderful your children will make your life.