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[quote=Anonymous]OP, I have yet to meet a parent on their death bed wishing they worked more and spent less time with the kids.  T

You and your husband are missing the prime years with your kids and you have a pre-teen (who normally wants nothing to do with parents) craving for your attention.  If that isn't a wake-up call on your priorities, I am not sure what is.

This is not like you and your husband must both work JUST to keep food on the table.  You are working for an over the top lifestyle that you have chose over family time and time again.  The fact that you can't see that as a major disappointment is extremely sad.

I left a massive career - one that I traveled all the time, free airfare miles, made my own hours, was the head of the DC office, but it was also extremely demanding of my time.  It was wonderful prior to kids but trying to do both never worked.  It wasn't a job that worked for a family life.  I was so scared leaving thinking I will never have a job like this again, but you know what another mom said to me?  You will never have your kids this age again.  There is a small window in your own entire life (say 80 years) where your kids are in your home and need you.  If your job does not work with that, it is not the job for you right now.  No amount of money will make you and your kids happy.

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