<story><title>Early Remote Work Impacts on Family Formation</title><url>https://eig.org/remote-work-family-formation/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>jossclimb</author><text>I have been remote for 11 years now and have two children 9 and 12. I can&amp;#x27;t imagine what it would have been like if I had spent the week out commuting between the hours of 7am to 7pm, we would have lost out on so much bonding time with their daddy being an integral part of their life.&lt;p&gt;I managed to be highly productive, build a career, yet be there for bath times, tucking into bed, school plays &amp;#x2F; sports days, nursing when ill, impromptu dancing to toddlers programs on the TV.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>fatnoah</author><text>&amp;gt;  I can&amp;#x27;t imagine what it would have been like if I had spent the week out commuting between the hours of 7am to 7pm&lt;p&gt;I can, because I lived that life.  My wife and I moved from 1 bedroom apartment in the city to a house in a suburb (&amp;quot;only&amp;quot; 10 miles away) and the only time during the week I was able to spend much time with my child was 7am-8:30am before school.  By the time I got home, he was going to bed.  Generally, one weekend day had to be devoted to home&amp;#x2F;yard maintenance in the summer.&lt;p&gt;Before he started kindergarten, my wife and I decided that&amp;#x27;s not how we wanted to live our lives, so we sold the house and went back to renting w&amp;#x2F;a 2 bedroom apartment back in the city. My commute was 30 minutes, if I walked, with my son&amp;#x27;s school about at the halfway point of the commute.  I was able to walk my son to school daily, and leave my office at 5pm and get to the sports fields at 5:15pm to coach sports.  As a bonus, no house or yard to take care of meant both weekend days were also free.  No regrets.</text></comment>
<story><title>Early Remote Work Impacts on Family Formation</title><url>https://eig.org/remote-work-family-formation/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>jossclimb</author><text>I have been remote for 11 years now and have two children 9 and 12. I can&amp;#x27;t imagine what it would have been like if I had spent the week out commuting between the hours of 7am to 7pm, we would have lost out on so much bonding time with their daddy being an integral part of their life.&lt;p&gt;I managed to be highly productive, build a career, yet be there for bath times, tucking into bed, school plays &amp;#x2F; sports days, nursing when ill, impromptu dancing to toddlers programs on the TV.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>tyoma</author><text>I’ve also been working from home and very glad to have been there for my kids when they are young, but &lt;i&gt;highly productive&lt;/i&gt; are not two words I’d use to describe the experience.&lt;p&gt;I guess my time management and prioritization skill have improved by necessity, but the lack of uninterrupted quiet time is real.</text></comment>