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[quote=Anonymous]Just because your spouse works more conventional hours doesn't mean that they're more helpful or devoted to their family.  I am a huge believer in quality time and making the most of the time you have as a family unit.  My husband leaves for work at 8:30 am and is almost always home by 6:30 pm.  But it's like pulling teeth to get him to engage with the kids - or me.  He says he needs time to unwind after work and spends the first 30 minutes or so at home checking e-mail, drinking a beer, and changing clothes before coming upstairs.  By that time the kids are almost done with dinner and ready for bed.  On the best night he'll read to them before bedtime, but most of the time he gives them a hug and kiss before bed and then goes to watch TV.  On the weekends, he sleeps in, does some housework, and proceeds to start drinking his beer(s) at around 3 - 4 PM.  He complains about having to do anything with the kids - birthday parties, soccer games, swim class.  He's too tired and busy to do those things, he says.   He's not terribly ambitious and barely makes six figures.  I work full time, am the breadwinner (I make more than DH), and still do a majority of the childcare.

All of which is to say, don't slam OP's lifestyle.  There are most certainly trade offs, but I'd take three or four hours of my husband's time a week if he were truly engaged with the kids and me than what we have now where he is physically present but completely checked out.  I feel like my husband is way more of an absentee parent and spouse than most of the women posting about their husbands in big law and their insane schedules.  [/quote]

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