>>1367078>We want our children to be happy and never want for anything, so we sacrifice our happiness for them.>not wanting your children to have happy parentsnewsflash: that's the foundation of ALL OTHER HAPPINESS for a child. if their parents are miserable and try and stuff their children with material comforts the children will be miserable and chase material comforts. if their parents are happy and loving in the situation they're in the children will be happy and loving in the situation they're in.
source: dad of a 3 year old who's joyfully exuberant with whatever he gets, and another one on the way.