CMV: The most important thing in life for me is my children's happiness.

I have a disabled daughter who has intellectual difficulties, so she will never be able to live her life independently. I work for a stable company with a good career and have a top of the line health insurance. I have 8 years of work left before I can retire. I live in a beautiful house by the sea. I've spent a lot of time abroad, in the mountains and in the city. I've lived a whole life already. Now I can live vicariously through my children. I do everything in my power to make them happy. I don't want to move abroad again or anything no matter what I would be offered. This is the best job for me and I have a stable income with a lot of free time. I can take my children to the beach or to the woods on the weekends. I have horses and dogs and a big garden. I want to be there for school graduations, weddings, christenings and birthday parties. I want to help out with the birthdays and fix the house. This is my priority. All I want is my children to become good people and live happy, healthy lives.<br><br>Make me change my view.<br><br>[**Edit:** **Thank you all for your comments! This is all I ever wanted, to provide for my children. I have a big house outside of the city, so the kids can have lots of free space in nature, close to a beach. I do want to travel, but when my children want to go travel, and maybe my daughter never will. I live in Norway, and my company pays me well, so I don't have to stress about money. I prioritise the kids and don't buy expensive things, but they never lack anything. I do want to retire early because I'm on sick leave a lot because of my daughter. When I'm retired I can spend more time with her. My husband has a good job and we have two good pensions, so we will be fine. Thank you all for your kind words! I do want them to be independent, but my daughter never will. I do want to see them succeed, but also with schooling and university educations. We all have dinner together every day. I want them to go to parties, I love to dress them up and see them have fun. I just know that when my son is older he will want to travel, so I want to be there for that. And when they grow up we can travel together. I want to see them succeed, but I also know that my daughter will never have a normal life.]<br><br>[**Edit 2:** **I notice that some people have a hard time understanding my daughter's situation. She has intellectual difficulties. She will never be independent. She can't even communicate. She never will. She might learn to say some words, but she will never be able to live her own life. She will never get a job, go to university, travel on her own, live in her own house, drive a car or learn to swim, ride a bike or anything. It is what it is. I've learned to accept it. All I can do is make sure she is happy and safe. I love her more than anything in this world.]