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[quote=Anonymous]I agree completely that there's no single formula for success but that we all wish there were. I think that's what can make this whole debate so emotional. We all love our kids fiercely, want to do right by them, and hope that they turn out to be great adults so it would be lovely to believe that we can control that if we just do everything "right." Unfortunately the world doesn't work that way but we still all do our best, whatever that looks like.

Because someone keeps insisting on a definition of quality time, I'll share mine, inexact as it is. I believe that quality time can pop up at any time, not under any one set of circumstances. It's when my kids want to talk about something that bothered them at school and I put everything aside to listen. It's when we run to Target and have fun together picking out what we need and laughing about silly things we see. (It's also when we discuss the nutritional consequences of getting another slushee.) it is when we're on vacation together or when she sees us reading the newspaper and asks about it. You can see where I'm going with this. It is in the moments when we give each other attention, when we teach by example, when we ignore our phones and computers, etc.

I think that those moments happen between loving, attentive, caring parents and their kids whether those parents both work full time or not. Flame away if you must. [/quote]

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