Why did this woman even HAVE children?

I am weeping tears of shame (not quite remorse) even as I type, but still I feel compelled to confess that TWICE I led my five children through the carnival area of the Fair last week, and never permitted them to ride on a single ride nor to eat one of those tantalizing funnel cakes or any other fair delicacy, although they begged and begged. To add insult to injury, I actually forced them to eat their homemade lunches in the middle of the carnival area, where the picnic benches are, surrounded by the smells and sounds of fun and excitement, and still did not relent.