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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So, I've SAH and worked part time.  The rub for me is that you can't predetermine what the hours you spend with your child will actually be like.  That is, how can you "plan" for "quality" time?  Usually, the best hours with my kids happen randomly, or during our unscheduled time, or for 30 blissful minutes before someone does a 180 and starts to have a meltdown.  I think it's a BS study.  But I think all of the studies and books are BS.  If you are a researcher or have your PhD in child psychology, I'm sure you will tell me I'm wrong.  But I don't care.  I know my kids and I know that our quality time is totally unpredictable and precious.  Which is why I try to be around them as much as possible. [/quote]

I think you can plan for quality time, the same way you plan a date night with your spouse.  I take my oldest to an interactive kids sport/parent activity every weekend and we always have fun.  There are lots of ways to create quality time with your children.  [/quote]

+1. My dad worked a lot when I was young, but we had season tickets to local basketball games and he made all my gymnastics meets on the weekends.  We had our special traditions and whatnot.  We are incredibly close and I don't feel like our bond suffered just because he had a demanding job.  In fact, now that I'm older I really appreciate how hard he worked and that he was able to pay for my undergrad and grad school (the part not covered by scholarships) so now I'm not in massive debt like a lot of my peers.  I have been able to study abroad, participate in all sorts of activities, and my parents helped me with a down payment for a house.  His hard work has given me opportunities in life I wouldn't have otherwise had.

My mom was a SAHM.  I feel equally bonded to her too and appreciate the time I spent with both of them.

I honestly do not feel my relationship with my parents has been effected by their working status.  It just seems that moms are vilified more than dads for working and that's a shame.  [/quote]

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