Some would rather have one that is present.
are you really willing to bet everything on that very debatable claim? Money makes little difference after the basics are covered, and the basics are not what the soap operas would have you think.
Please, spend time with your children. Take the hit, spend the next 10-15 years in a dead-end job if you absolutely must, but come home after that and spend time with them.
Not judging, just urging you to rethink the position that your kids need your money more than they need you. Peace!
Just to echo some of the other comments above, this is absolutely BS. How many kids, when they grow up, say "I wish dad worked overtime so we could be rich". Compare those kids to those who say "I wish my dad was around more, but he was always working".
To think your children will be disappointed when they're not rich...well, you're living in a self-inflated bubble. I hope you come out of it.
Well that's the most stressful part.
Its stressful because you need to be surrounded around by people who can appreciate what you are doing and why you are doing it. Either way what is I see is, and this is the case with nearly every one. Everyone's family wants a rich dad/husband/brother/wife/sister/mom, but no one really has a clue of what it takes to get there- Until they've done it themselves.
I guess this is the reason why people marry in the same professions. To an extent it helps the spouse understand what the other person is going through.
Also from the blog post you linked to:
"I would submit that the appearance of hard work is often an indication of failure."
Sorry but the author totally lost it when he wrote that.