I have no kids. My wife had three, but they never lived with us except visits.
Had mumps with encephalitis when I was 17, so kids were never going to part of my life.
Now that I'm older, I'm working with two ADHD grandkids (5F & 8M), and the boy seems intent on being a musician. Bangs on my eDrums and I got him his own guitar (on which he currently knows G and D).
My family growing up was just my brother and I, but my mom had 6 brothers and sisters and there were 33 cousins in the lot...all in a 15 mile radius.
You play with the hand your dealt!