The Importance of Viewing Children as the Work

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The chapter underscores the significance of parenting, portraying it as the primary role in life. It challenges the notion that raising children is a hindrance to one's career, emphasizing that nurturing and being present for children is the fundamental work with long-lasting effects.

“Bryan Caplan is a busy economist. He’s also a busy parent of four kids, all of whom he now homeschools. Might having that many kids and that much education to supervise impede on his career? Probably. But as Bryan tells his grad students as well as his children, ‘You are not an interruption of my work. You are my work.’”

Ryan explains what your most important job is, on today’s Daily Dad podcast.

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