When Does My Opinion Matter?

I've often joked at home that I don't exist at home other than as a toy.  They flock to me when it's time to wrestle, but they don't pay much attention when I ask them to do something.  In contrast, at work the judge and I felt differently about a point of law and I was able to persuade him to my view.  How is it that a judge can care so much about what I have to say, and pay me for it, while my kids could care less about what I have to say at home free of charge?  My wonderful wife jokingly drove the point home tonight at dinner when she said, "It's a good thing that your opinion matters at work because it doesn't matter at home."