if your son was working would expect him to take a vacation 3 months out of the year so that you could spend some time with him and your grandson/granddaughter
you’re confusing me. Your OP was commenting on how the bein hazmanim they have is too long. Now you are asking if we expect someone to make their own. There is a considerable difference between supporting something that exists, and asking something incomparable to be instated.
What about you syag-do you take off from work 3 months out of the year so that you can spend the time bonding with your son?
um..yeah. I gave up working in hospitals for working in the schools so that I could be off whenever my kids were home to bond with them and be involved in their lives. In fact, after my first turned 1, my husband and I decided we would give up a second income altogether to be available to raise our own kids, to be home for them and to be available for school outings when parents were invited. So yeah. But totally thrown off about why that seems like a foreign concept to you.
Both of these arguments sound rather shallow and self centered. Its like saying “I don’t really care how much vacation time he has as long as he spends some of it with me”
This may be the most baffling comment of all. iacisrmma is self centered for wanting to spend time with his son, and I am self centered for wanting to bond with him and be involved in his life. {head scratch}
The comparison to other professions is just a diversion. You opened a thread to discuss the purpose or lack thereof of a system already in place, complaining you may have to spend too much time with your kids perhaps or some other issue. But taking off of a job that doesn’t offer that time is apples and oranges. And as far as I’m concerned, the higher paid executives, doctors, professionals etc are the ones who work less 9-5 shifts, not more.