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    How did my mom do it

    @j2019 Agree with everything said by others and want to add that parents - both Moms and Dads spend a LOT more time with their kids. Yes kids can be over scheduled but also just we spend more time playing with them, etc. My Mom was a SAHM and she rarely played with us except when we were on...
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    Income keeps going up but husband doesn’t want to outsource any chores

    @gembeldolar Why doesn’t he want to hire a cleaner? We hired lawn care once we were able, but talking my husband into a house cleaner was much harder. When we sold our first house we hired a service to deep clean and then clean weekly to keep it show ready, with three little kids was the only...
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    Transition from Full-time to Part-time Denied?!

    @randall1967 So it’s very lazy to say oh we don’t want everyone going PT. So, don’t approve it for everyone? Be a real manager and be ok with saying yes to top performers and no to others. Or make it something where you can only be PT for 1-2 years and then transition back to FT. And yes your...
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    1.5 hr Commute 1x a week

    @naila I think the $$ to time ratio makes sense if you can make the childcare work. I did an hour commute for a summer once and would never do that again every day, but I do have weeks where back to back weeks I drive anywhere from 2-5 hours round trip one day a week and it works fine for me...
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    How do you have time to do anything?

    @fcb349 Same, we went on walks with the stroller, but no workouts. For me I had to find a way to work out at home. Recumbent bike (stationary) in front of a TV has worked for us. I need to go 35-40min personally to feel the benefits, gym is just too much time when they are young. The other...
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