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[quote=Anonymous]I was professionally ambitious and did not feel I spent enough time with my children so I took some time off. I had two kids when I stopped working and had another baby. I either had to stay at the office or if I came home early, I always had work to finish. When I got home, it felt like a rush to eat dinner. That is, if I made it home for dinner. Then after what felt like very little time, I had to our kids to bed. I would have to clean up, get ready for the next day, finish up my work, etc.

DH is a surgeon. Although he works long hours, he absolutely thinks he spends a ton of quality time with our kids. He doesn’t seem to have any guilt. If he has to work late and misses dinner a few times a week, no big deal. He drives kids to sports when he can. He goes to most or all the weekend games.

I think we are just built differently. For me, an hour in the morning rushing to get ready is not quality time with kids. 1-2 hours of time with kids before bed is also not enough quality time when I am making dinner, cleaning, etc.[/quote]

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