What time does your DH or DW get home from work?

[Anonymous]

Mine gets in around 7:30 pm due to commute and alot of work. Wish it could be earlier.

[Anonymous]

My dh usually gets home around 7. I, too, wish it would be earlier. Most of the husbands of my friends get home around 6 and that one hour makes a huge difference. It's hard to have family dinners and the nighttime routines are so rushed.

[Anonymous]

Really varies - he is in govt. relations so he goes to a lot of receptions after work. Last night it was after 10, the night before he was home by 7:00. Most nights I put the kids to bed by myself. Thank goodness we live in Arlington and he works in DC - if he had a longer commute, I would never see him!

[Anonymous]

OP here. It would be nice to have more family dinners, I think the kids would eat better. I usually don't bother waiting anymore. I figure what's the point. If he gets home earlier it's a surprise. He is around on the weekends though. Thanks for the input.

[Anonymous]

I am the 14:25 poster. It does really stink, especially when I take my kids to the park in the afternoon and see all these dads playing with their kids around 5. I wonder what type of jobs they have! But, like you, my DH does reserve the weekends for us - I do know some people whose DH's work late on weekdays and also have to work on weekends - that would totally blow!

[Anonymous]

Mine doesn't come home for eight months out of the year.

[Anonymous]

5:15PM. And I watch the clock at that! I think I would die of frustration/exhaustion if I had to feed the child every evening by myself. I don't know how you guys do it!

[Anonymous]

OP again. Yes, I know it seems how come those other DH get to come home earlier? And I think they leave later too... I think what could I do to make it more enticing then I get too tired to think about it. Then I think even if he worked closer he probably would still come home late because his job is so demanding.

[Anonymous]

So how do you cope the one with the 8 month leave of absence?

[Anonymous]

He leaves the house at 6:30am and arrives home at 7pm and he does not even commute, but 10min!

I had a hard time with it, but am getting used to it. I'm even beginning to be able to put the breaks on calling the office hourly trying to find out when he'll be home. He's now in management, making more money so he has to pay his dues.

However, what is annoying is that my job always has to take a back burner to his. I understand, he REALLY pays the bills and my income is purely discretionary. I could never have such a demanding job as him or else, DS would never see his parents. I have #2 coming and will have to quit work. I can't do the single parent thing for 2 kids! I'm always the one running to the doctors, staying home with illness, and running the entire household. I can't resent DH because poor guy is exhausted when he gets home and zonks out by 9pm.

We often long for the simple life, somewhere in American where 80K is still a good salary and allows for a family life too. If anyone finds this, let me know

[Anonymous]

OP here: my pt job pays for the childcare and extra stuff basically. My job takes the back burner too. He said he could take some time off during my busy time and I said I couldn't take off that much and he didn't seem to understand.

[Anonymous]

My husband gets home at 5 (leaves at 7) with a minimal commute. He's in sales, and I know I am very lucky. I am so impressed by women who do the entire day through bedtime on their own, I don't think I could.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My husband gets home at 5 (leaves at 7) with a minimal commute. He's in sales, and I know I am very lucky. I am so impressed by women who do the entire day through bedtime on their own, I don't think I could.

You are VERY lucky. I'm the 14:48 poster and mine is in sales too, mgm't side and I know he and his entire team work like dogs. Most none of the wives work because someone has to hold down the fort. His company is driven by wall street and posting quarterly numbers and they have to do anything to accomplish it or they're on the chopping block. My DH also covers DoD accounts and travels quite a bit to see customers and it's often international travel to Army sites in Mid East, Germany, and Asia.

The only reason anyone would do this is because the pay is great, I can't imagine there could be another reason.

[zumbamama]

We both leave at 8:20, both come home at 6. He teaches until 7 one weeknight, I teach 8-9 on another weeknight.

[Anonymous]

We are expecting and DH gets home at 10:30 - 11:30 at night 6 nights a week with about a 30-40 minute commute. We are seriosuly discussing other options closer to home with less hours, even though it would be less money.