Teenagers suck
Children should never be the most important thing in your life just RRR said. I so agree. Doing so can make them into people that they should never be.
A somewhat spoiled teenager once told his mother, "if you could not have afforded me, you should have never had me." Quote unquote. This was said to a woman that did everything possible to give him want ever he needed. Not really spoiled I guess, just did not appreciate all his parents did for him. He might not got everything he wanted. But he got what they could afford to give him and more. He is a super intelligent "kid" ate age 34. He worked himself thru college and has a masters and a great job, married an RN., and they have 2 good rug rats, 4 and 5. He turned out good, but he could have easily gone the other direction IMHO.
Life is funny somedays, and other days it makes you want to kick the chit out of some people.