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Originally Posted by Sliver
He made the right call - the time with them and the fact that his kids knew their dad cared more about them than some stupid press release, or annual report, or promotion, etc. could not have been better spent even though I had to work harder.
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And this is the very crux of the disagreement. Your family IS NOT MORE IMPORTANT than mine. Not to me. MY family is more important to me. As you point out, the actual job itself probably doesn't even matter in the long run. However, the time I can't spend with my wife because someone's run off with "kids" as an excuse and I am simply expected to pick up the slack because I don't have the "kids" excuse really starts to add up quickly. Especially because, as you also point out, it's time I can't get back. What makes your time more special than mine?
And that's just plain BS. I should not have to suffer a detriment to my way of life because of a choice you made in yours that I have no control over.