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1. marknu+(OP)[view] [source] 2025-09-09 15:36:22
There is something sad about not spending as much time as you possibly can with your children in their younger years, though.
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2. hnlmor+b1[view] [source] 2025-09-09 15:40:08
>>marknu+(OP)
You can still have quality time with your children AND send them to day care.

It’s not like boarding school where you’d only see them during the holidays ;)

3. cridde+m7[view] [source] 2025-09-09 16:01:54
>>marknu+(OP)
Are you open to the idea that spending every possible moment with your young child may not be the best thing for the kid?
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4. throww+3b[view] [source] [discussion] 2025-09-09 16:15:00
>>cridde+m7
I think this is a leading question and you should probably clarify why you're asking it. More specifically, what situation leads you to believe that it's not totally fine to spend a lot of time with your pre-adolescent children? I think there are a wide variety of living situations that all result in pretty well-adjusted children.
5. underb+Jj[view] [source] 2025-09-09 16:47:43
>>marknu+(OP)
I think it's healthy for parents to have other pursuits. Not everyone is 100% fulfilled hanging out with young children all day, and that's perfectly fine.

Even with daycare, parents are spending a substantial portion of their time with their children.

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