I don’t see why loving your children means you have to spend every single holiday at some kind of dumbed down kids’ thing like Disneycrap, or why you have to give up all your own interests. And it can be great for the children to spend time with cousins on a farm or visting their grandparents in another part of the country while the mother spends two weeks on an archeological dig in China or going to a Shakespeare festival in London or traveling through Finland to look at ceramics. Who would want to give that up, and who would want to drag an eight year old to any of the above events.
People who love their children share their passions with their children. That’s when the greatest talent is forged.
I see a lot of kids developing great talents for Martial Arts, music and Shooting because their parents enjoy sharing it with them. That even works with archeological digs and great literature as well. One friend of mine is involved in historical Civil War battle reenactments. His preteen son performs with him.
I guess the more “progressive” sort dumps the kids off with the nanny.