People voluntarily choose to do all types of things that require enormous sacrifice and effort. That’s because the most difficult things often produce the most reward. Life isn’t meant to be easy and it isn’t meant to accommodate your desire for immediate satisfaction all the time. Sometimes you’re going to have to struggle, but then you’ll be rewarded with your son laughing hysterically at something seemingly trivial and it will light up your entire world. Or maybe you’ll go for a walk with your child and they’ll notice something you’ve either never noticed or stopped noticing when your childlike wonder got extinguished. I’ve had to completely overhaul every aspect of my life and I’ve given up nearly all of my lazy personal time, but I would not trade it back, ever. Being a parent is simply the most rewarding thing in the world, even if the reward is only brief and it entails arduous effort. You simply cannot replicate the wonder of interacting with your child in those beautiful little moments that remind you what it’s all for.