Quantity Time vs Quality Time

Years ago, a belief became popular that it’s not the quantity of time you spend with your loved ones but the quality. Being virtually an orphan (kidding! my mom will kill me for this) who grew up with both parents working full time, I have wished for the contrary -- that my parents spend MORE time with us. Kahit pagalitan na lang nila kami, so long as they spend a few more minutes with us, the spanking was all worth it.

Actually, quantity over quality makes some sense. If you went to a fancy restaurant and were served the juiciest piece of steak in the world, but it was only the size of a 5 peso coin. You’d no doubt be begging like Dickens’s Oliver, “Please, sir, can I have some more?” To some degree, our kids and/or partners are standing and asking, “Please, please,can I have some more—of your time and attention?”

For people who absolutely can NOT afford to spend more than 30 minutes a day with your peeps, then you better spend Dom Pérignon minutes with them - top of the line, precious moments that should REALLY REALLY count. But honestly, is a few more minutes with you too much to ask?

Here's another mom's take on this issue:

"Waldman reasons that quantity time wins out over quality time. "Quality time doesn't work with kids," she says. "If kids had to decide between spending one hour a day with an attentive, loving mom, and 24 hours with a bitterly suicidal mom, they'll pick the suicidal wretch every time. They want you 24/7."

Am I spending enough quality AND quantity time with my peeps? hmmmmmm...