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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you would put as many hours into your marriage as you do your job you would be better off. I never get it, why people work so much and let the important things in life crumble.

When was the last time you heard the dying guy say, I wish I had worked more??????????????[/quote]

I haven't ever talked to anyone on their death bed, but I have heard many people, young and old, speak of their regret in not living up to their potential.  The best way I know to do that is to work hard and achieve.  I absolutely make time for my husband and kids (i'm the 70-hour a week PP who went to counseling in the mornings with my husband), but my career is important to me.  And it's important for my kids to see professional achievement by their MOM.  Times have changed, but the glass ceiling hasn't crumbled yet.[/quote]

I have never met a kid who said "thanks mom for working those 70 hour weeks.  It made you a great example for me".  I have heard LOTS of kids say "my parents weren't around for me".  If you want to work, fine.  If you need to work, fine.  But don't pretend that you worki a 70 hour job for the sake of setting a good example for your children.  [/quote]

That's because we live in a culture where people like to blame parents (especially mothers) for every short coming in their life.

A colleague of mine was recently complaining that his wife is terrible at keeping the kids' schedules organized, that evenings are always a chaotic mess, etc. But then said, "but it's not her fault, it's how she was raised."  Seriously? Because her mom wasn't organized, it's impossible for her to be?  I, as a grown person, am incapable, or at the very least handicapped, from leading my life differently than my parents?[/quote]

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