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[quote=Anonymous][quote]I have an 18 min commute and I'm in by 8. My kids school starts at 730.

Even if I was home at 6PM, I still would not feel one drop guilty for going out once a week and missing 2hrs with my kids. Building friendships will last long past when the kids leave the nest and it doesn't get any easier to meet new people as you get older. I meet a ton of people through my kids, but only form real relationships when I dedicate time outside of the kids to nurture those friendships.

Frankly, I think people a oddballs when they won't leave their kids with a sitter to hang out from time to time. It's a red flag to me that said person doesn't have much else going on in their lives and we probably won't have much in common.[/quote]

You sound like a person who does not have much empathy for others, or much understanding that others may have different, and less fortunate circumstances than you.  I have an hour and 15 minute commute because that was the job I could get after I was laid off from my prior company in downsizing three years ago.  My kid's school starts at 8.  I don't get home until 7pm.  I see him for an hour and a half on most weekdays.    I'm not going to miss that time more than very occasionally to get drinks or dinner with friends.  [/quote]

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