I agree with MMM, my dad said he DESPISED leaving me in the care of other people. He was very protective and only put in day care when he had to (his was in the Air Force reserves). Especially when we were little and by the time I was 10 my dad considered me mature enough to watch my siblings so we were rarely in the care of others. (That and I was homeschooled since 3rd grade) My dad knew
he wanted to be the ones to raise his kids. Not the public school system, not my evil-ass British baby-sitter who I was in the care of her for a little while, during which she enjoyed slapping the shit out of me and her son kinda sexually molested me (we were 5 so it wasn't too bad-- still kinda gross though
). I'm glad I had my dad home with me and my siblings, and I'm glad I was homeschooled. I have a very close relationship with my family because only my mother worked. And while my dad did 'sacrifice' his career and went into the reserves, it also gave him the time to follow his passion and start a (rather unsucessful) machine shop.
I'm sure two working parents can raise a child well. Just remember that if you're not raising your child, someone else is. That person's methods and views may not coincide with yours. I believe the parents should do most of the raising and 'shaping' of the children. But like I said, I'm sure two working parents could find a healthy balance betwee work schedules and find time for raising thier children. All I'm saying is I'm glad I was raised the way I was-- I wouldn't change it at all. Just my two cents.