I'm not coaching but I've taking kids to practice, turned on tethering, and gotten an hour of work done sitting peacefully at the park with no impact on product

I'm not coaching but I've taking kids to practice, turned on tethering, and gotten an hour of work done sitting peacefully at the park with no impact on productivity. When I was WIO I had to make deals with the boss - come it at 7 so I could leave at 3, send apologetic emails to my coworkers as to why I wasn't at my desk. It was demeaning - like I should be pathetically grateful to my company for letting my kid have extracurricular activities. What a horror show.