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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My husband and I have demanding jobs but in different ways. He goes into the office during the week but travels only domestically for one night at a time (some times doesn't even stay the night). For me, I work from home but have to travel internationally when needed. I'm typically gone for a week at a time since I go to Africa, Asia or Europe.

For the things you listed, my husband and I like to have at least one parent there at doctor appointments, recitals, etc. We've sacrificed things in our career to make that possible but that was a choice we made. We do plenty of things that make us "bad parents" in other respects -- screen time, meals in front of the TV when we have to work, etc. I've learned that with parenting, outside of abuse, there is really so much gray. We're all trying to do our best and that's ok. [/quote]

When DH and I got married, we both noticed that the most successful power couples we knew had children who didn’t do well. Their kids were disrespectful and did poorly in school and life in general. I don’t necessarily think the kids will always turn out badly but when both parents put their careers first, the children suffer. These were power couples who earned 7-8 figures, not just regular UMC two working parent families.

[b]I now stay home and DH earns a seven figure income. He has a very inflexible job. He never goes to daytime school events. I handle all things kid related.[/b] DH does take kids to sports and goes to all the weekend sports games. [/quote]

You seem pretty judgmental for someone whose husband puts his career ahead of his kids. [/quote]

Dh doesn’t make it to school events but our kids always feel loved and supported by their father. The kids don’t notice that DH isn’t at their appointments and events since I’m always there.

All I was saying was that kids seem to suffer if both parents have demanding jobs. Almost all families we know have at least one parent who has a flexible or work from home job or stays home. [/quote]

And some other kid dies not notice if a grand parent or even an aupair is there.

Why don't you homeschooling them too so that you can be always there. We went to elementary school for 4.5 hours a day when I was growing up. So should I judge your parenting because your kids are away from you for 6 hours?

Stop being so narrow minded. Many children have supportive environments that include teachers, nannies, coaches, grand parents etc. It takes a village. [/quote]

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