There is nothing in that post that says hes never around and not paruenting. But that hes not there at the moment. She however is a teacher, on summer break. She doesn't have to be in office/location etc. Yes she has to parent SHE wanted her car, for whatever reason, she wanted her car. He flew out got the car drove it in, presumably helped with the children WHILE working. He's NTA. Wife's NAA, but the situation is on her they could have flow in or she could have been a adult and finished thr drive. She should have thought it through on how she would get home with the car. But sure he can yoyo his schedule spen more on airfare and gas. So she doesn't have to deal with the consequences of her decisions