As a parent you shouldn't be telling your kids that you sacrificed your life for them, It’s hurtful and manipulative, and it’s not true. You chose to have your kids and nobody forced you to have them. Taking care of them is your responsibility.
One of the most embarrassing things in recent memory was when everyone was complaining about the lack of Larry O'Brien decal on the floor for the Finals so ESPN (clearly at the behest of the incurably online commish) hastily added this bullshit for a few minutes