I'm still somewhat early in my career. I have 2 toddlers. I don't know how others perceive me but I know I'm not able to give nearly as much to work as I would

I'm still somewhat early in my career. I have 2 toddlers. I don't know how others perceive me but I know I'm not able to give nearly as much to work as I would without kids. When I last interviewed for jobs, I was asked about my side projects. I made the joke, "I have kids, they are my side project, haha," and I think he understood. This is in the short-term though. I suspect that long-term my career will be better than it would've been without kids b/c I think I will be overall happier with kids than without, and I'll be forced to make better life choices like go to bed on time, etc. To be clear I didn't have children so my career would be better :D