of the most important and meaningful jobs out there. I tried teaching and was successful, but I quit after 2 years because it was just too hard. I am NOT proud of the fact that I do not enjoy parenting. I would of course do it if I had to, but would rather go to work. I do spend more time with my son than my dad ever did with me, and even more than many fathers I know. However, I feel much more fulfilled by running the business than sitting in the park with my son like my wife does. I realize that this makes me sound like a jerk, but I simply have no patience like my wife does to spend a whole day pushing the swing, answering silly questions etc. Parenting IS the most important job of all because of the impact parents have. Ask Hitlers parents, or Ghandis. Parents raise kids that may eventually contribute to good things or destroy the world. In my high paying executive job, I do make a difference, but if I am gone tomorrow, someone else will take the job and there will be no long term impact either way. I don't get how you turn this into a generalization about "condescending men". There are plenty of jobs I have a ton of respect for that I'd rather not do myself, or would not be good at doing myself. Our military, for just one example -- which, incidentally, I *did* do