I get it man. I mean, I don't have kids so don't fully understand through lack of experience, but I'm not an idiot and so can imagine the complexities of raising kids and retaining the spark or whatever one wants to call it. You'll get there mate.
I am not allowed to touch it with a 10 foot pole.
Lol...See? We can do something right! (Weasel our way out of doing the laundry!)