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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My tips are:

Make time on the weekends to spend time with your child.  My work schedule is much better now, but dd and I still have a standing Saturday lunch date, just the two of us.

Try to make as many school events as possible, even if it's hard.  I missed a grand total of one event, and dd still remembers.

Take your dc into the office, so they can see what you do.  My dd loved going to work with me, and was (and is) very proud of my accomplishments.

The hardest part will be making time for yourself.  I found I was getting very little sleep because the middle of the night was my only time to read and have some quiet time, and I need that.  [/quote]

You think your children are "proud of your accomplishments?" As in, the time you spent away from them, racking up points at the office, they feel happy to say "oh, it's OK that mom missed my (fill in the multiple blanks), she is such a big wig at XYZ, so it's all OK because she is so happy and fulfilled?"

You're only kidding yourself.[/quote]

NP.  You sound a little bitter, PP.  Not everyone is like you.  I can assure you that my nieces and nephews, whose mother is the epitome of Big Law in her market, are very proud of her and her work.  I presume that OP's daughter will be the same because OP sounds like she cares about her daughter and is already thinking ahead to how she will maintain a strong relationship even though she will be gone a lot more with the new job.  Good luck, OP.  And clearly you're right to be thinking about this as the PP shows!  But it sounds like you are on the right track!  Go for it![/quote]

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