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No that the HS season is upon us I was thinking of how much work am I going to miss this year. I am guessing atleast 60 hours and glad to do it. That is over the season going to games and catching some practices. How about the rest of you all. How much time will you be taking away from work? Just courious.
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I have had four to four 1/2 weeks off/year for vacation and at least 3/4 of that has gone for baseball every year. I'm starting a new job next week and one of the things that I explained I had to have was the eight days this spring I already have scheduled off for baseball. I got 'em!! Wink

Baseball has been our entertainment, vacation, and major recreation for most of my kid's lives.... whether that be son's baseball or another baseball related trip. Wouldn't change a thing if I could go back! Smile

What have I done with my remaining days of vacation.... volleyball! Smile
When I receive my son’s hs baseball schedule, I request the time off. I use 1.5 hours a day on game days. I might have to use a whole day now and then for out of town tournaments or state playoffs. I guess it ends up to about 50 hours. I will not change jobs because I know I would not be able to do this at a new job; unless it would be discussed before I hire on like LAFMOM. I have been with the same employer for 27 plus years, so hopefully they would not deny my request. I would use my 4 weeks vacation on watching my son play baseball if I had to. It is sad to say, but there are kids whose parents never, ever show up for a game; not even on the weekends.
I've always looked at it as not how much time off work but rather how much extra time on the my "real job" I've been able to spend with my kids. I'm fortunate that I've been at the same job 25 years and I have more vaca than I can use and thanks to the internet have developed my work that is easily manipulated around other times during the day or night. While my "kid time" may have held me back in my career, it has allowed me piece of mind that my priorities are in order, and those priorities have no price tag or rate per/hr. It's also kept me out of extra-citicular situations that may have affected my income producing job.

Isn't it easier to appreciate that 8 hour job when you go there with an good attitude because you spent a couple hours of quality time with the kids.
When I was "gainfully employed outside the home", scheduling time for baseball was a priority for me. I was fortunate that for the majority of our son's younger days, I was not working outside the home, so my 'supervisor' was very understanding. The couple of jobs I had while he was in high school had very flexible times and I was able to some of my work at home to accomodate the away time. In his entire baseball career (pre-pro) I missed one A-ball game due to surgery, no high school games, and while he was in college, I missed one series his first year, and a series in Hilo his junior year.

No wonder I am tired ... but oh so very happy.
My sons' have 41 college games, plus a tournament; season starts starting tomorrow at 2:00 p.m. At present I have my schedule rigged so I can make each and every one; the closest is 1 hour away, most are about three and a half hours.

My not-so-tongue-in-cheek line has been that if I can make it to summer without getting disbarred, sued for malpractice, or have my staff walk out, I'll be a happy camper.
I am also self employed and was going to answer the occupations thread, but I'll do a two for one answer. As a GM of a mortgage and real estate company, I also schedule my meetings and training around my kids schedules without fail...but with blackberry/cell phone in tow, I am more often than I woulod like, in left field away from the crowd, taking calls and putting out office fires. Drives my wife crazy, but I have never missed a game. Sometimes you have to compromise and improvise.

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