For their 15th wedding anniversary, Katie Walley-Weigert and her husband decided to take a beach vacation with their young son. But the trip didn’t go as planned. Walley-Weigert wound up needing to pack her computer because of a work assignment she couldn’t ignore.

The 38-year-old marketing professional had just landed a podcast interview for an executive she worked with, and he had a short window to prepare. As she labored away through most of the vacation, she regretted not being present for her toddler’s introduction to the ocean.

“I know my husband and my son are having this once-in-a-lifetime first experience, and I am missing it,” Walley-Weigert said. “And it’s heartbreaking in some regards, because that first will never come again.” 5

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