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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think we all know, deep in our guts, that a certain level of quantity matters. [/quote]

I know a couple of kids who are now in their 20s that spent a significant part of their childhoods with nannies because their parents had high profile careers and traveled often. A great nanny or caretaker is fine. I think you just need to make yourself feel better; that you mean something to your child. [/quote]

I grew up with parents who both worked tremendous hours - my mother could easily have stayed home with my brother and me.  (And I say my mother because my dad made an enormous salary and there was no need for her to work).  Instead, she chose to pursue her own career.  Nothing wrong with that, taken at face value.  However, she traveled constantly and when she was in town, she was constantly at her office, or at home working on "projects" - both of them worked late every night.  We were left with a nanny, actually three by the time I started high school.  I grew up never really knowing either of my parents that well and my brother and I grew quite resentful as we got older and realized the raw deal we were getting.  I decided to SAH with my children and my mom simply can't understand why.  It's really pathetic that she still doesn't realize how their absences (and I'll be honest - mainly her absence) negatively affected our childhood.  I've talked with her about it before, but she just shrugs it off.  Very sad.[/quote]

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