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I was going to make a comment along the lines you have here, but I held off because I think you are mistaking his argument. He just is talking about the memorie

I was going to make a comment along the lines you have here, but I held off because I think you are mistaking his argument. He just is talking about the memories and time you, the parent, can't get back, not any deleterious effects on the child. You're right that people in general way overrate the importance of high interaction parenting on a child's development, but I don't think you're right if you're saying the parents don't enjoy it and won't be glad they did it later.

nommm-nommm 10y ago
What's wrong with having memories and time that have nothing to do with child raising? Having a balance between child raising activities and non-child raising activities? Some people want to work outside the home. You aren't handing off your children to a stranger never to see them again. I went to a babysitter during the workday for a few years. I bonded with her very strongly and it was nothing but a positive experience.