<p>There are men (and women) who make extreme sacrifices who don’t realize it. I know attorneys who work 80 hours a week, make hundreds of thousands each year, and who don’t even know their kids. Advertising execs the same. I’m sure there are doctors and corporate honchos and salespeople for whom that is the same. (and some don’t even like the fact that they have kids at all - they don’t see it as a sacrifice to be away from the house.)</p>
<p>When I was a book publisher, I regularly worked 80 hours a week, and actually gave it up so I could be with the kids (we homeschooled). When I cut to only 40 hours, I felt semi-retired (and wrote 11 books in 10 years on the side.) Anyhow, that “sacrifice” (working fewer hours and bringing in less income), probably paved the way for my kids’ academic success, and their college rentals.</p>