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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would be hurt like you are OP.

Am sorry to hear that you are facing this. 😕

[b]I think your husband should at the very least have lunch w/you + your child every day.[/b]

[i]It seems like he is not prioritizing his family here.
At all.[/i]

Aside from talking to him about how neglected you are feeling -&gt; I really do not think of much else you can ask of him.

He needs to take the necessary steps to include his family into his workday somehow.

No exceptions.[/quote]

No one does this. They are working! They don’t take breaks at home for lunch with family. When you work from home you are not home—you are working. This expectation is ridiculous.

Second, he is working. This is not “he is not prioritizing his family.” He has a job and is supporting them. He make like work a lot. OP should get a job. Maybe he could work less but guess what? If both working, they would see each other even less. She needs a life and to stop relying on her spouse for entertainment. [/quote]

Speak for yourself. Lunch breaks are typical for white-collar jobs. At what point is OP's husband not considered obsessed with work? There has to be a limit.

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I have a white-collar job. I don't take lunch most days. I do sometimes when I am in the office. When I am home, I--and everyone I know--works through lunch when they are working at home. I have been in the workforce 25 years. OP should not be demanding time from him when he is working from home during the workday. I often have to log back on for 2 hours at night sometimes. This is really not abnormal for a lot of people. Also, she is not workign full time and probably feels pressure to work a lot. Maybe he is not a fast worker and need the extra time. Either way, they are not compatable. Asking a spouse to take a break between 8-5 or 6 when they are working to see family is not at all appropriate. [/quote]

You're nuts. Plenty of people take lunch breaks. Get hack on your hamster wheel. [/quote]

If you have been working for 25 years and can't figure out how to take a lunch the break the problem is you not the company. [/quote]

I have had several employers/ I have been remote half of my career. People do not take lunch breaks at home. It is completely distracting. I have a job with constant deadlines. Some people don’t have deadline driven jobs—I do. Nevertheless, no one should expect attention from a spouse at during the workday. Consider them to be at the office: not available. [/quote]

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