The Father and I are one. Every parent no doubt wonders this from time to time. But seriously, doesn't it seem that the less value kids really are to the family, the more time and energy we expend of them. I have completely given up thinking that the church can compete with the schedule of kids. Their sports, music, school, leisure schedules rule family life.
Churches have almost no standing.
Children raised in families where kids rule will have far different lives than those raised in families where children were seen but not heard, as has been the case for most of history. Who knows whether they will be better at ruling the world than we are. They will at least have more practice being in charge. It used to be that kids were of actual value. Needed as workers, they contributed essential labor to the family business.