It really is hard work having a child and sometimes it is exhausting, but at the same time it is very comforting and beautiful, especially when they come and hug you and tell you that they love you.

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How much does it really cost to be poor?

First kid my wife and I had was not planned. I had a really crappy part-time job at a salvage yard, my wife was unemployed. We had no clue how we were going to support a kid, much less raise them to be a good human. 

I'm so grateful because I don't know that I would have ever been brave enough to choose to have a child -- but it turns out they are pretty awesome (and incredibly frustrating). 