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> I thought "Where is YOUR husband?" The woman's point isn't invalidated because her husband isn't there. Perhaps the husband is making a living. Maybe he's
by kordless 14y ago
> I thought "Where is YOUR husband?"
The woman's point isn't invalidated because her husband isn't there. Perhaps the husband is making a living. Maybe he's playing golf. Maybe he's dead.
If you stop working and decide to take your kids to the park, put your phone down and enjoy the moment you have with them. You'll never get a chance like that again later in life!
- davidw 14y agoI actually thought his point was a good one. The alternative may have been putting the kids in day care and actually being in an office. But instead, he gets to go to the park and, yes, respond to a few emails, but at least he's there in some capacity, and probably will have time once he's done with the emails. With the office/day care, the probability of having any time with them is 0.
- TWAndrews 14y agoYes. I've got two young daughters I can spend time with firming the work day precisely because I can answer emails and take calls from the park or zoo. Does that mean they don't have my undivided attention every minute that I'm with them? Yes, but I'm able to be with them a lot more than I would otherwise. And as the author also mentioned, kids entertaining themselves periodically is a good thing too.