Our Children , career and money

i thought of putting up my thoughts on this topic after meeting one of my ex-colleague's family at the hospital. As the title suggests i have put Children in upper case as per my view. Since we have twins, my wife had to sacrifice her career.True, we are not in the greatest of financial shapes, but i can safely that we are lot more happier than most people i know. I met one of my colleague's family and they have done the same.She quit her job for their child's sake.
She was so happy she said she wanted her son to be a good human being. The question here is who doesnt? but then y do people spend so less time with their kids . is money that important? is your career that important? i think everyone has a different perspective on this but just imagine the pain , now you are not giving enough time for your kids , how do you expect them to give you time when you grow old and they want to build their career? i m not asking to sacrifice their career but make sure that u spend some quality time with your family , how to manage this is an individual's problem,gn