Overworked and feel like a bad parent
I work in a service company. Pay is not as much as I would want. I leave home at 8:30 AM when my son (1 year old) is just waking up, and I usually get back around 9:00 PM. By then, he’s either asleep or cranky and ready for bed.
Whevever he starts crying, if I am around, I try to pick him up to soothe him, but he pushes me away and reaches for my wife (because she is more familiar)
On surface I’m earning money to secure his future. But I don't know how he's spending time or how he is starting to learning new words
I know financial stability is important - but at what cost? Somehow... my father used to spend much more time... and I turned out okay. I wonder if working much more than my father did, also means my son will turn out somehow, not like me (or better than me, I hope)
Hope people can advice 🙏
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Spend as much time with kids as you can. If you don't, you'll regret it later when they move out for studies and work and you'll never get the chance to spend more time with them.
I agree
And I am trying to outside of work hours Unfortunately happening only on weekends so it feels less
don’t have kids and you’re lucky to experience a baby I long for it, be with them provide unconditional love to them☺️