This lack of daily interaction forces us to become more detached from our families; however, we sometimes trade this attachment for attachment to more material ideas.

This is an extremely thought-provoking point, Brittany.
Someone I respect once told me to be careful, lest my attempts at detachment degenerate into intense attachment to one material object. I’ve definitely made this mistake.
Someone else I respect once told me that detachment is attachment to something higher. I’ve found that this positive proscription is effective for avoiding the quandary you describe in your post.