His job, his couple, his children... it's all about dosage

More and more men and women are asking themselves the question of the good priorities in their couple and with their children. Is the balance between work, couple and children fair? Is it logical that a spouse should devote himself primarily to his career, when the art object that God entrusted to him is still unfinished? It's all about dosage.
"No, Obelix, you won't have a magic potion, you fell into it when you were little." Obelix is strong, very strong. And that's normal, because he received a huge amount of magic potion in his childhood. Somehow I feel a bit like Obelix, because I too fell as a child in a "magic potion": I saw the love of my parents, their effort to give themselves to each other... a whole art! But on top of that, I also received a lot of love and attention from them. And that makes you strong, very strong.
My mother was present, just present. I am fortunate to have had a mother present not only physically, but also psychologically, because she knew how to pay attention to each of her children. My father was there, too. When I was fourteen, he chose to work from home. As a result, he earned less money, but he was more present for us... During working hours, we had no right to disturb him, but we knew he was there. On my way home from college, I would enter the door of his office and see my father who had chosen to be present for my mother, for us, for me. It made us strong, very strong.

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