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[quote=Anonymous]OP here. First, thank you so much for all of your advice and replies thus far. It's been really helpful to read your notes and find myself agreeing or not, which in turn is helping me sort out what to do and how I feel about it. Things I think I should also point out:
1) I would have the ability to work remotely a couple days per week, meaning that I could be the one who picks her up from daycare a couple times per week. I'm not sure yet on if the job would be flexible enough to let me not work the hours from pickup through bedtime, and that's a big question I'm going to ask during negotiation. 
2) My job now is about 8 minutes via bus to her daycare, 20ish minutes walking. New job would be about 20-30 minutes drive or metro
3) My husband's job is demanding, but there are days when congress is out that he can work remotely. It's just when they are in that he isn't available
4) the travel would mostly be during the week, and mostly domestic (with some longer international trips thrown in). I would be fine traveling for a few days per week every other month, but not more. Is this possible to negotiate?
5) My husband floated the idea that I could always come back to my current job and ask them to meet the salary at least halfway, which would still enable us the flexibility and give us more breathing room, financially. 
6) One set of our parents has entertained the idea of moving down here in the next year or two, which would be a huge help, too.
7) we absolutely love our daycare, but does it make sense to also get an afternoon sitter/nanny for pickup-bedtime on the nights we can't make it work? does this type of person/position exist, and how does one find such a person?[/quote]

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