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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You have to prioritize. This is nothing new. Take a different job, or career, or don't have kids, or have only one, live near family.... The possibilities are endless so choose one and make it work.[/quote]

This. And I don't know why women think it's specific to them. These issues exist for men too (find [b]me a guy who "has it all" career wise and is as an involved father/husband as they want to be[/b]).  Yes, it's worse for women because so many think they should have it all, but the whole problem isn't specific to them. [/quote]

I know many.  In fact I would say almost all the professional fathers I know would fit this definition. Men have received and internalized vastly different messages about what it means to be enough of a father, and they often feel no guilt at all about being around late at night and on the weekends. Wake up and don't be ridiculous.[/quote]

Exactly. And maybe it's because we expect more from women than men. If both "had it all" career wise, kids wouldn't get taken care of, household duties with fail etc. I think BOTH need to lean out. [b]We need to start telling corporations and the government that work ends after 8 hours[/b]. [/quote]
Some people are making the conscious decision to adjust their work/life balance. You just don't see it much in DC. I think part of that can be seen in the migration to smaller cities. People don't need the huge salaries to support themselves there and they aren't as caught up in material things. We made career decisions such that we are basically poor compared to our friends, but our life is low-stress and we are incredibly satisfied.[/quote]

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