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[quote=Anonymous]We had a conversation about how it was hard for both of us to balance our work ambition with kids (this was after kid #1was born). We both wanted another kid (ended up having 2 more) and we realized I would get more joy from being the default parent than DH would.

So DH focused on getting a “big” job and his career and I took a mommy track job and my kids always came first. I took all the sick days and my boss didn’t love it but tolerated it because I had the leave.

It’s been seven years and I switched to a non-mommy track job again when the youngest turned 2 and made that work for a few years, but went part time last year because even with the kids getting older, balancing two careers never got easier (and the big career wasn’t the main culprit - it did provide with more $$ to outsource stuff we couldn’t have done before). I thought older kids would make it easier, but they now want to to come to field trip, activities, and other stuff, so their desire to have me around hasn’t gone down.

But we have never had a nanny. You should rely more on your nanny. [/quote]

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