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[quote=Anonymous]OP, I'm not sure your question is the right one.

I had a SAHM for my whole life, and my dad was home until I was about 11, when he started to travel full time. It was very "impactful" to have my mom around all the time, from a young age--mostly in a bad way--because she wasn't great at parenting and certainly wasn't good at meeting the basic needs of her children. Even though my dad was gone a lot, though, thank goodness he was around some, and what little time he was around was positively "impactful."

What matters is what kids need at different stages generally and what particular kids need at different times in particular. Whether you're a SAHP or not, the point is to be attuned to those needs as best you can. Some kids will be more "needy" for more time at different times, depending on the kid, and perhaps then it would be better to SAH than WFH, at least if working takes you away a ton. The time isn't the decider though. You can positively impact your kid with very few hours or negatively impact them through many. Or vice versa.

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