Fathers struggling to 'have it all'

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A senior television executive is reading a bedtime story to his eight-year-old daughter. It is 10pm and he has just returned home from work. His phone rings - a work call - and he answers it, leaving the story unfinished.

His daughter shouts from her bed: "You're a terrible father!" He returns to his daughter and tries to explain, with little success, why the call was important.

This executive works late and sees his daughter for only about two hours during the working week. Although he feels guilty about this and fears he is missing the best moments of family life, he seems unable to switch off from work.

Posted by Jim Zellmer at April 18, 2013 1:47 AM
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