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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]From my personal experiences, as a parent, I'd never want to miss the first moments the kids come off the bus or in the door from school or big event.  [/quote]
THIS. I was fortunate enough to have a flexible job that allowed me to be home every afternoon at 3:45, but if that weren’t the case I definitely would have quit and stayed home during those years. So, so important. [/quote]

Your viewpoint is shaped by your particular experience, though. It was important for your families, but that's just not always or universally the case. I have been both SAHM and WOHM and for my kids (who are all teens now), that after school time wasn't the most important time for them. They needed time to decompress and the conversation at that time was never really the time they wanted to interact much. What was important was being accessible when that particular child wanted to open up. For one kid, that was at night, in bed, with low lights. I moved that kid's bedtime earlier just to accommodate the desire to talk.  For another kid, it was car time. It really varied (but was never just after school).

The point is that I think people get fixated on this after school time in what feels like kind of a weird way. I think many people tend to think their particular experience is what everyone experiences. That's just not the case.[/quote]

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