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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Go back to biglaw. The wealth you create for your family will do a lot more for the kids long term than your being there a few extra hours a day. You will be able to afford private school, let them attend any college they want, get the best tutoring and supplementation if necessary, take them on incredible international vacations and expose them to all the world has to offer. You will still be there as a dad, you just will be working a lot more and won’t have much time for yourself and your hobbies.

I know all this because this is the path we chose and it has been worth it. [/quote]
This is the path my husband chose. We’re getting divorced after 20+ years of marriage with 2 teenagers. He was overworked and wasn’t home very much. His work prevented any significant vacations for a several years. He had a midlife crisis and decided he didn’t want work to consume his whole life. He wanted to have more fun and less responsibility, but we needed his income, so he kept the job and ditched his family. Moving into an apartment with someone more than 15 years younger provided the fun. No more household responsibilities! No more parenting on a daily basis because he doesn’t want or have custody! He’s so much more relaxed and happy now, except for the alimony he thinks he can’t afford and the fact that our children keep him at arm’s length.[/quote]

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