The Hidden Burden: Working Parents Grapple with 'Parent Guilt' Over Quality Time

A recent video circulating online highlights the emotional toll of "parent guilt" on working parents. The creator, a father, shares his personal experience of balancing the demands of a full-time job with the desire to spend quality time with his child. He articulates the internal conflict many parents face: providing financially for their children while feeling a sense of inadequacy regarding the amount of dedicated, focused time they can offer. The father describes his child's excitement upon his return home, contrasting it with his own exhaustion after a long workday, leading to a feeling that weekend time, though cherished, is not enough to compensate for lost weekday moments.