I was staring out the window today thinking about how bleak it would be to be a child watching your father "work from home", plinking away at a laptop while he shoos you off saying "later, I'm busy right now"
The mystery of him heading off to work in some kind of special ceremonial garb and coming back tired and worn out is important to the mystique of a father.
@WashedOutGundamPilot
What?
I love the idea of working from home exactly, because if I have a kid, I will be mere seconds away from him.
If he has an issue, I can take a 5 min break and jump to a rescue, and when I am tired, I can see him. That is much better then an empty room for 9 hours a day.
@LukeAlmighty Because laptop work doesn't look or feel like it's real hard work. It's not something that makes sense to a child, they end up getting a weird idea of what hard work looks like, a warped value of a dollar.
There are benefits to working from home, but being a chubby, sedentary guy who never leaves the desk isn't one of them
@WashedOutGundamPilot
I have an anwser to that.
My dad had a "work room". And it had reinforced doors. (literally too heavy for me to lift when I was a kid)
And to this day, I have no fucking idea what he was doing there. But I knew he was there working.
@WashedOutGundamPilot
Also, just because my dad was working in office, doesn't mean I never saw him do a MAN'S JOB. I saw him build ambitious shit. Every house needs maintenance, garden needs planting, and cottage needs expansions. And that is before I mention side hassles.
And when possible, he even asked for my valuable assistance. So, I guess that helps with that problem?
But I just don't understand your point. A kid will soon go to school, and learn the pain of mental work anyway 
