So true, but I had to actually go over the process to fully realize this. They take over everything in life, work, hobbies, passions, sleep. Its so god damned

So true, but I had to actually go over the process to fully realize this. They take over everything in life, work, hobbies, passions, sleep. Its so god damned hard to raise them, yet extremely rewarding. There is really me before kids and a different person afterwards, envying the previous guy all the freedom and cool stuff he did, but not really wanting to switch place. The thing is, they eventually leave the life to forge their own path, maybe a bit and maybe almost completely moving away, while partner and friends are for longer and closer.