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Old 07-15-2008, 11:34 PM   #34
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Originally Posted by CardiacCoug View Post
No evidence. Just my opinion based on having more total parent-hours spent with the kids. I think kids definitely benefit from having both parents around as much as possible. They also benefit from having plenty of money. Every family has to make their own decision about how to balance these two often conflicting goals.
Aside from your "total parental hours" point, you need to ask yourself this question, "How important do I want to be in my kids' life?" Ask yourself that for yourself as well as for them. Forget mom for a minute. Relying on mom to pick up the slack shows that dad is missing a fundamental issue related to his own and his childrens' souls that doesn't necessarily have anythng to do with mom. Ask the question for yourself, and for your kids, factoring mom out of the equation just for clarity of analysis.
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