I gave up work over 6 years ago to be there for our kids. It was either that or use a crèche & later some other kind of child care. We have no family around us to help so something had to give.
That said, under different circumstances that probably wouldn’t of been possible, so I hate to come across as holier than thou.....we are simply just really lucky to be able to do what we’ve done.
However I see lots of parents, including my best mate, who could of made the same sacrifice, but don’t. Affluent, career minded people who have clearly chose material gain or career choices o