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Colleagues See Kine Fenn More Than Her Family, and She Is Tired of One Question

From Aftenposten · () Norwegian

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  • Kine Fenn, 36, and her colleagues spend about 180 days a year away from home on Norway’s western coast.
  • Fenn says she is especially tired of male colleagues being asked how they can spend so much time away from their children.

Kine Fenn is used to missing births, birthdays and Christmas Eve. The 36-year-old and her colleagues spend 180 days a year away from home along Norway’s western coast.

But one question follows Fenn more often than it follows her male colleagues: "How can you be away from your children so much?"

The question has become a source of frustration for Fenn as she balances the demands of work away from home with family life. The account focuses on why she and her colleagues choose a job that keeps them away for much of the year.

How can you be away from your children so much?

· Kine FennThe question Fenn says she receives more often than her male colleagues.
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