Comments on: Work-life balance: Finding the Swede spot http://www.momsrising.org/blog/work-life-balance-finding-the-swede-spot/ Where Moms and the people who love them fight for a better America Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:57:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Yadgyu http://www.momsrising.org/blog/work-life-balance-finding-the-swede-spot/comment-page-1/#comment-100874 Yadgyu Thu, 03 Mar 2011 00:28:25 +0000 http://www.momsrising.org/blog/?p=5830#comment-100874 Being successful is more important than being a good parent or spouse. Things cost money. Staying at home doesn’t buy things. Going out there and making as much money as possible is the best thing to do. Everyone wants to live the good life. But the good life costs. So what if you can’t make it to the softball game or the ballet recital! If you are bringing home big bucks, you are doing more for your family than any amount of time will. How can a kid be cool if mom or dad only works 40 hours a week but brings home diddley squat? I would rather work a ton of hours and make a ton of money than come home at the same time and sit in the house with a nagging wife and bratty children. A family has to understand that having things is more important than being together. Working less is not an option! Being successful is more important than being a good parent or spouse.

Things cost money. Staying at home doesn’t buy things. Going out there and making as much money as possible is the best thing to do. Everyone wants to live the good life. But the good life costs. So what if you can’t make it to the softball game or the ballet recital! If you are bringing home big bucks, you are doing more for your family than any amount of time will.

How can a kid be cool if mom or dad only works 40 hours a week but brings home diddley squat? I would rather work a ton of hours and make a ton of money than come home at the same time and sit in the house with a nagging wife and bratty children. A family has to understand that having things is more important than being together. Working less is not an option!

]]> By: Anita http://www.momsrising.org/blog/work-life-balance-finding-the-swede-spot/comment-page-1/#comment-62166 Anita Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:22:56 +0000 http://www.momsrising.org/blog/?p=5830#comment-62166 @Emily- Thanks for your comment and for sharing your blog! @Emily- Thanks for your comment and for sharing your blog!

]]> By: Emily http://www.momsrising.org/blog/work-life-balance-finding-the-swede-spot/comment-page-1/#comment-62124 Emily Wed, 28 Jul 2010 04:50:28 +0000 http://www.momsrising.org/blog/?p=5830#comment-62124 Hi Katrina, I write a blog on telecommuting and flextime and also noted this article as well. Sweden is light years ahead of the USA on parental leave and the whole approach to work/life balance. I think change is possible too, it's how to develop that critical mass to inspire (manifest...) the changes we need here that leaves me with more questions than answers. One is how do we at both a grassroots and leadership level make this paradigm shift happen. -Emily www.flextimeglobal.com Hi Katrina,

I write a blog on telecommuting and flextime and also noted this article as well. Sweden is light years ahead of the USA on parental leave and the whole approach to work/life balance. I think change is possible too, it’s how to develop that critical mass to inspire (manifest…) the changes we need here that leaves me with more questions than answers. One is how do we at both a grassroots and leadership level make this paradigm shift happen.

-Emily
http://www.flextimeglobal.com

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