OK so I have been out on comp since Feb. 15 2008. My wife has an excellent position with a local hospital so we kind of only fell a little bit behind.
What I wanted to bring up is that in these last 4 mos. I have been the one in charge of taking care of my 9 yr old son, my 7 yr old daughter, and my 3 yr old daughter has spent all day every day with me. I was the guy that worked for an LTL for 60-70 hrs per week. I did not realize how much of everyday life I was missing. It is true overtime pays more because of what you miss. I am going back to work on Mon. I got kind of choked up setting my 3 yr old up with daycare. I enjoyed the fact that if there was a problem at school they could call me. I have never been this involved, But from here on out I refuse not to be.
You FATHERS that are out there missing your childrens lives. Please get home this weekend and show them how much you appreciate them as they show the same to you. I'm going to miss my everyday at home more than I miss my job now.