Your spot on here. I work with some great people, but I also have 2 young kids now and I frequently miss dinners at home. Getting everyone out of the house is probably more stressful than it needs to be because I&#x27;m 40 mins door to door and that feels more important than being present with family in the morning.<p>I&#x27;ve been thinking quite a bit over the years that this isn&#x27;t how raising a family should be. I remember growing up and when my dad got home, work was over. Fat chance now with sms, slack, email, etc - you&#x27;re never off work anymore.<p>One one hand, I love tech and it&#x27;s how our family survives. On the other hand, we&#x27;re completely disconnected from our planet and appreciation of generations before. We are modern and life is fast paced, but for what reason?<p>I keep the discussions going in my head and let the glaring issue just kinda dissolve as we go thru another day. That issue is (for me) that this probably isn&#x27;t how - as a society - we should be living nor should we be valuing the things we do. :-&#x2F;