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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So, OP if you’re home 20 hours a day, what does your wife’s day look like?[/quote]

OP here... just to be clear... my job requires me to actually be present somewhere else two days a week, for about 4 hours each day. Other than that, I can (and usually have) chose to work from home which is what I've been doing ever since the kids were born. She, on the other hand, is less flexible. She's usually out by 7:30 am and back anytime from 6-9 pm...  not that our work/home hours are the heart of the problem.[b] People here just seem to have picked up on this issue... most of them for the wrong reason (thinking I wasn't home enough[i][/b])[/quote]

OP, being HOME isn’t the issue. Being present is.

What are you contributing to the house during those times? To the children? If you’re out the 4 hours a day when your wife actually needs help with the kids, then your being home 20 hours a day is moot, KWIM?

My DH has recently decided to start coming home during lunch, presumedly to “spend more time at home”. I WAH with a flexible job and watch toddler DD. His coming home just saddles me with making his lunch. I still end up making DDs lunch, my lunch, and cleaning up after everyone, plus his coming home means I don’t get to go to the park at that time, as I think it’s important for DD to see him. TBH, half the time he just surfs the internet. He’s probably patting himself on the back for being home more, but really, it’s a huge PITA. I’d rather he give her a bath or give me a break in the evenings to finish my work or to go spent 1/2 hour myself, but he’s usually too busy mowing or whatever else HE feels is important. [/quote]

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