Finding Our Work-Life Balance Helps Us Parent With Purpose

I was saying goodbye to my wife and kids and leaving a long family weekend trip one day early. I kissed my girls and said I would see them in a few days. My son was playing with his cousin, and I bent down to give him a hug, saying I had to go and would see him soon. He looked up at me and said, “Why?” followed by "Again?"...I felt like I was shot in the heart. I didn’t even think he knew when I was gone. A few days earlier I had reminded him that I would be leaving our family trip a day early and I explained why. But now I see that I explained things to make myself feel better but my son's remarks showed me how much I was missing.

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