回复liveinca的评论:In the US people have more choices. I used to work long hours, but since I didn't like it, I changed my career to do something that allows me to go home at regular hours. We chose to live in a medium size city so the commute won't be too long. I only drive 6-7 minutes from home to work.
We chose to have my wife stay home for the kids so we will not get stressed out for childcare. We make do with what we have. Ideally we want a house with 6 bedrooms so each one of our 4 kids can have one bedroom. But I don't make that much money so we got a house with 4 bedrooms and that means 2 kids need to share one bedroom. If my wife goes to work too we might be able to afford our dream house, but then we won't have time for our dream family anymore.
A house is just 4 walls and a roof. A home is where you and your loved ones create lasting memories. Material is nothing. Family is everything.
I just recently joined a public company and I noticed people there work so hard every day. I'm the only person who leaves office at sharp 5 everyday in my team. I don't know how much time they can give thir kids. They are Americans for sure. haha
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This post sounds bias. Actually people in US don't necessarily have much time to play with their children especially people who has long commute to work. On the contrary, people in China at least the people close to me who have a lot free time to enjoying their family time. They are living in less pressure economic environment.
Maybe you are a richer person and you have more freedome than other people. But I'm not, I have to spend 1.5 hours on the road, then have to cook,, when I finish, it's almost time to go to bed. My child spend 9 hours at school, 4 hours at elementary, another 5 at afternoon school. The only quality time we have together is weekend. But usually we do mass house cleanning during the weekend.
I can't feel the way you felt. You are a lucky person perhaps.