A great reminder from Life Pro Tips:
And while many in the comments on Reddit will bring up the fact that today, divorce and other tragedies can result in people no longer being part of their family, that’s all the more reason to invest there. Your children will only ever be your children biologically. These are the people that you’ve been born into, have chosen, or given birth to, so invest there.
They should be there through everything that comes up. It reminds me of the America Dream song by Casting Crowns– you can follow what the American Dream is, chase after money and status, and end up missing the thing that was supposed to give you the greatest satisfaction and joy in this life.