Kids are people, not legacy projects. Adults need adult-sized purposes so children are not drafted into filling existential holes. For parents making their children life’s purpose face burnout in the present and an identity crash when the kid leaves.
Don’t get me wrong, Kids should be deeply loved, protected, and invested in. They should just NOT be the only pillar holding up an adult’s life. A stable parent with multiple sources of meaning is safer for a child than a parent who is emotionally all-in on them.
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I actually fully aggree