some of this is true (being lonely and things) but working from home is simply the bee's knees if you have children. It's literally the best arrangement you can have aside from on-prem childcare in your office, which is probably about equal, but only good for the youngest children.

Once you hit kindergarten -- I am the one who picks up my kid from the bus, walks her home from school when she has after school activities, make it to every little performance/play/whatever, eats lunch with her at school every so often, etc. I'm not taking hours out of my work day to do these things -- Mostly just coffee breaks that I would take in the office.

My own childhood was being in full time (7am - 5:30pm) school/care.