I've asked myself if I had to do it all over again, would I? Was dealing with xW's treachery and deceit worth having my S's? I'd have to say yes. I think my S's are worth all the h*ll their mother has put me through -- I only wish I had been forewarned before hand all the same. At least then I could have braced myself for the full impact.
Despite the pain, my children are worth it. They're the primary reason for what I do, why I persist. If I place God at the top of my priorities, it is because of that He expects that my S's be placed an immediate second in that order of importance.
But it reminds me of one of the barbs that exW sent me in an email last week. She said, among a bunch of other nonsense, "I wish I could have made kids with a sane person."
I chuckled at the irony of that and sent her a reply telling her it was unwise of her to bring up the question of sanity -- and said "People in glass houses, if you know what I mean."