Quote from Forum Archives on November 14, 2003, 12:34 pm

Posted by: joconnor <joconnor@...>

At 09:26 AM 11/14/2003 -0800, you wrote:
>> So guys, you have a more
>> important job than
>> bringing home the pay check (not that your career
>> isn't important). How many
>> of us can say today "I wish my dad would have worked
>> more over-time" instead
>> of something like "I wish I could have spent more
>> time with my father."?
>
>My five year was sitting in my lap while I was at my
>desk in my home office. He said "Dad, I want to be
>just like you when I grow up." Something that melted
>my heart and made me reflect on how important our
>relationship is. Then he said "Except I wouldn't take
>so many business trips." You see, I travel a lot on
>business. That one broke my heart and made me very sad
>about the amount of time I spend away from my family.

I once worked as a consultant/contractor. I did all my work at the
client's site. I would fly out Sunday night and come home on Friday
nights. I did this for almost two years and it was very tough on my
family. I finally walked away from it because of the time I was away from
my family.

Unfortunately, I may have to do it again, depending on what kind of work I
can find.

Take care,
Jay