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I think its just a matter of making it a priority.

I have always worked anywhere from 40 to 80 hours a week, but have always been home every evening... nearly always eat dinner as a family... and my wife stays home.

I also manage to play 3 sports a week as well as 3 professional business meetings a month... wife is a girlscout leader, and my son plays sports and piano and karate as well... at times it is hectic beyond belief, but it is very rare we don't eat dinner together or spend at least some time together in the evenings.

Your life, and what you do with it, reflect your true priorities. What you say doesn't matter, what you feel doesn't matter, what you believe doesn't matter.. its what you DO that counts.

Yea, we don't have a 5,000 square ft McMansion, and yes, our cars are 14 and 10 years old respectively, and no, we don't have a ski chalet or a beach house... and no, we don't have name brand clothing.... no, we don't even have extended cable or digital tv... Only have a prepaid cell phone for use in emergencies.... most of the clothing our kid wears is second hand..... as is some of our stuff, and the stuff that's not is generally from lower end department stores.....

However, those cars are paid for, our kid goes to private school, I'm home every night.... And no matter how hectic my jobs have been, I always make sure that is the case... even if it means leaving work at 5pm, only to go back at 9pm and work until 1am to make up for it.

I could change this behavior, probably double my salary in short order, and never see my family... and I could have a new car, big house, and all the toys... but I'd rather have true influence in my childs life rather than showering him with gifts over guilt for not being there.