As parent and stepfather to total of six, I will tell you that kids are very hard work. It's also the most rewarding thing in the Universe. A child's life is something one gives to the future. I wasn't the best of parents, but I tried. I cried every night because of everything I messed up that day. I've still not forgiven myself for most of it, and I don't yet know if I can. I love my kids to no end. I know I'm the bad one here, the bad everything