Overall you're right, I do feel really guilty about my commute.

What I hoped for was people who are parents' perspective on sacrificing time with family to benefit the earth, vs. sacrificing the earth to benefit family time. Not unreasonable or asinine to ask.

Secondly, the city vs. sustainable country living question, I was just curious as to what others thought. I assumed that maybe someone has thought through this before and had an informed perspective.