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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm not even divorced so I don't have a dog in the fight but I'm wondering whether the posters that say equal time is a requirement for each parent to actually be a parent apply that standard to married couples? Does a parent who works more hours suddenly become more of an uncle/aunt because child sees the other parent more?[/quote] Completely different. Something is lost for the child when parents divorce. So parents have to work twice as hard to maintain the bond and foster the emotions. I was the breadwinner prior to divorce (I'm the mom) and worked very long hours. My exdh was the primary caretaker. We got divorced--and all of a sudden that arrangement we had could no longer stand because we both needed to work and be parents in two homes. In order to do this, I had to adjust my schedule. But there was no way, I was going to continue working insane hours and miss out on being mom in my kids lives. Something shifted...[/quote]
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