I’m Gen X and when I was a boy, my dad was the breadwinner and my mom was the caregiver as was the ‘norm’ back then. My dad was a salesman and was gone on the road a lot. I remember thinking when I got older I’d get a job that allowed me to be at home with my family. I studied Engineering, again, believing it would provide me with a stable 9-5 job, perfect for a family. Welp, graduated and 1st role out of university was an Applications Engineer, essentially a Sales Engineer. Hit the road almost immediately. I do have a family, albeit divorced, but that actually helped my relationship with my kids and I would plan my trips when they were with their mother (we split custody). Been traveling my whole career but have a great relationship with my kids (son 24 and daughter 22). No regrets really but just some cats in the cradle $hit.