They choose to set aside all the other things that they could be doing -- the children they could be raising and the jobs they could be going to, the other family members to pay attention to, the other friends they might want to hang out with.
다른 일을 할 수 있음에도 불구하고 예를 들어 아이들을 돌보거나, 해야할 일을 한다거나, 다른 가족들을 챙긴다거나, 친구들과 어울려 놀거나