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Off to Work We Go?
Two Dads Sound Off About Going Back to Work After Baby
By Donna Smith
Flinn wants to be remembered positively by his children. "It seems funny but as I was thinking about this, I started to notice people saying things like, 'My dad wasn't around much' or 'I don't remember much about my dad.' Which is true because their fathers were always at work," he says. "It raises the question, is that how I want to be remembered by my kids?"
Flinn says it all comes down to priorities. "What is most important? Your family or yourself?" he asks.
Remember the wise man who said it's better to give than to receive? Flinn does. "If you do give of yourself to stay at home for your family, you will receive a hundred times what you sacrifice in terms of a better and closer relationship with your children," says Flinn. "Quite the return on your investment."
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