You sound like you love your kids and want to spend time with them..I wish more parents would do that... I have worked with kids from all walks of life from gang members to the rich kids..Most would say thay they would like more family time.
Back in the day kids would have to work the family farm go to school and they turned out pretty good...Life is to SHORT

Here.... Here.... Hard work never killed no one... it gave us a sense of responsibility and knew who we are.. I used to work for 35.00 a month.. an bought my own clothes and had money to go out on friday and saturday nights.. got drafted got paid 65.00 a month and all the c's I could get when not out in the bush..

OMG take the kid fishing and be glad the he wants to spend time with you, I never spent any real quality time with my father growing up would have been nice.

People can under esitimate the conviction that the vast majority of teachers have for children and the great advantage it gives them. You know better than anyone if your kids know how to deal with this kind of situation. If I get the chance, me an my boy are goin for sure.