I'm going to assume here that the kids don't see much of Dad in the morning either. Obviously, it would be better for them if they had a little more contact with this most important person. Weekends are great, but they need more. It's hard for people who work to get to see enough of their kids and to have balance in their lives like friends, exercise & marriage. Your husband is trying to squeeze everything in, but he is leaving something important out - his kids. Maybe he could come home for dinner and hang around a bit and then go out with his friends, go to the gym or go out with you. Surely the children are not the least important people on his list - kids do need quantity of time as well as quality of time - and this includes little ones like yours.   Sarah Chana

You're lucky you have a nanny. My husband is often like yours, going out 2 times a week for fun, working a low paying job because its flexible 2 other nights instead o looking for a better paying day job, and then he likes to o to the gym or go out with the guys on the other nights. I feel like its a repeat of his early adult years... but I have no nanny. Ideas are welcomed. Anyone else experiencing this? If I ask him to spend more time with us, he ignores us while he's home if I don't ask him specifics like "could you read the kids a story, or can you build a block castle with our 4 yr old, please?". Go figure.