Like anything in life its a balance. A balance between a perception of selfishness and being selfless. And ultimately the balance provides more benefits to sitting at each end of the spectrum for both the parents and the kids. In a perfect world one would align their interests so that living for oneself and living for your kids are in fact one and the same. This is hard to do with traditional week long 9-5 jobs. In cultures where this is not the norm there is less of a sense having to go to 'work' for the kids, rather the kids simply form part of day to day life.
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