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[quote=Anonymous]Thanks for all the replies. I could work from home at least one day a week without a problem, so I should at least try that and see if that helps.

On some level I think that hiring more childcare is not what I want to do b/c I actually want to see my kids more, even though a good chunk of that time is inevitably sort of boring--getting them ready in the morning, picking them up from school (aftercare), etc. Even if I had a house manager/nanny, which does sound pretty amazing, I would still be limited in the # of hours I can spend with them while working full time. Maybe I would be less stressed overall, though, so my time with them would be more "high-quality" and pleasurable, I don't know.

The thing that's hard to know is whether I will regret leaving my job (if I do that) in terms of whether I will be somewhat "mommy-tracking" myself/harming my future career prospects. But I tend to think it's better to risk that than to risk wishing I had worked less years from now when the kids are grown up and it's too late. [/quote]

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