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[quote=Anonymous]Not sure if this should go under Jobs or Parenting or Special Needs. My DH and I both work full time but for the last few years I have been wanting to find a part-time job. Partly this is bc my older daughter  has special needs and there are a couple of kinds of therapy we should be doing that we just aren’t bc we don’t have time to take her to more appointments.

Also I feel like I don’t see my kids enough—we don’t usually get home until 6 or so, and it’s kind of a mad rush to just microwave leftovers, eat, maybe do a tiny bit of homework or piano practice, a bit of play, non-daily baths, reading before bed. They go to bed at 8:30 but really more like 9, when it should be 8 or so—my younger daughter could certainly use more sleep. (Kids are 9 and 6.)

I asked my boss if I could work part time and she said no—we aren’t really structured that way, nobody else does it, she thinks I would end up working the same amount for less money. I appreciated her honesty anyway. I have done some preliminary searching for a PT job but they are not easy to find. I would not want to stop working altogether bc my career is important to me. Also we could technically afford it on just my husband’s salary but things would be tight and we wouldn’t save enough.

What I am wondering is whether we should think about getting a nanny or au pair or other child care solution to bring my son to appointments and maybe pick up the kids earlier from school to get them home. This could  solve my issue w the appointments, and maybe at least somewhat help w the nighttime craziness bc I could leave directly from work and be home by 5 or 5:30, or maybe even earlier if I shifted my schedule earlier,  and have a little more time to spend w them.

OTOH I don’t like the idea of an au pair living with us. And i think if I could design my ideal world there would not be such pressure to work FT or potential career consequences for going PT. And I just do want to spend more time w them when they’re growing up.

I’m curious to hear from others who have struggled with this about what you’ve done and how it has turned out. [/quote]

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