I can’t agree with this more, I’m so thankful that I get time with my wife and son at lunch daily. When he starts school in the fall I’ll have the ability to ta

I can’t agree with this more, I’m so thankful that I get time with my wife and son at lunch daily. When he starts school in the fall I’ll have the ability to take him in and/or get him for a special treat for us both. Without a flexible job where I can shift my hours this wouldn’t be as doable. As a consequence, if one views it that way, is I give up some evening time from mediocre TV to wrap up an hour or so of work - in order to not feel like I allocate time poorly from formal work (which I don’t). My dad passed away when I was 5, and I have very few memories (sadly more negative ones than positive due to a battle with cancer). So for me the ability to do as much with my family as the work/life balance allows before the inevitable is highly valuable hoping to tip that scale in the positive direction for my family.