The only time I've really been away from my kids to do work was doing Shall We Dance because they both were in camp and it was the first time in twenty years that I haven't been with my kids.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
When I'm not working, my time is really about my children.
With the kids around, this is a different world to me. I spend a lot of time with them till they go to their playschool. I wake up early, have breakfast with them. I come back from work and am with them again till they go to bed by 10 P.M. Touch wood, this is what I wanted always.
Kids are a huge sacrifice; they change everything - but I'm ready to work for things of greater importance than going out to meet someone for dinner at 10 o'clock at night.
My kids are always in the kitchen with me - I bring them to the bakery and let them decorate cakes, and they also try to help me and my wife, Lisa, cook dinner at night.
My children are the focal point of my life. I was asking for a little more time to spend with them.
I never want to work. Even when you're presented with these great opportunities, I think, 'I really love being in my pajamas with the kids.'
I took my kids everywhere. I didn't have money for child care, so I took them to college with me and they sat in the hallway.
There were so many occasions when I wasn't around for my kids or my husband. But we learnt to work around it.
I had the opportunity to be around my kids a lot. I guess I could have kept working, but I had them when I was 47. You only get to see all this stuff once. I just chose to work at home and watch them.
My kids and I are spending time together. And we're enjoying that. Family is important; I was gone a lot in the 20 years of public service.