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Strangely, it is. I love my life, even though it's damned hard sometimes. No, I'm not jumping out of airplanes into enemy fire, but I'm sacrificing a lot to try to give another few people a great start in life. I love them, and I don't resent what I do. I've intentionally decided to parent 8 times, either through us choosing to get pregnant or adoption, and I wouldn't change a thing. There's a beautiful loving support structure around each of us called "family," and we know there's people out there who love us.
But yeah, I'm not going to pretend it isn't difficult. There's nothing else like it, it's the most LIFE you can get out of life.
Doing anything meaningful is difficult/challenging. It's part of what makes it meaningful.