Yep. It doesn't matter who is working they are devastated. We're all the same.

DD10 wishes she could stay home and do school and DH and I could work from home. I agree. I know she'd probably miss her friends but we would all love it if we spend 24-7 together.

Unlike me DH wasn't able to stay home and raise them each day as I did. He still talks about how hard it was each day to leave us and go to work. I think the majority of women don't acknowledge how hard it must be for them that they miss out on raising their children. Yet when a woman goes to work everyone rallies to support her through the adjustment. So I would try and remember while it hurts your LO it probably breaks his heart every day too.

I hate that men are supposed to suck it up.