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[quote=Anonymous]1. Carve out guaranteed family/down time. For us, Friday from about 530pm on is a time for no work, no email checking, etc. Obviously, that slips sometimes, but rarely. Need to have some time to connect. Another good one is weekend mornings. Have him wake up and make breakfast and chill with the kids. They will remember these times.

2. When you find yourself asking, is that much work really necessary? The answer is almost always, "yes." That is, if he wants to stay in the job and on the track he's on. A non-equity partner is basically a very senior associate. Not too much control over their lives. Sad but true.

3. Decide on a career plan. Doing this forever? Doing it until x amount of money saved and then switch to something more manageable? You have to look up from the grindstone every once in a while and plan your path.

4. Eventually, both of you need to figure out a way to work less overall so that you have time for the kids. It is such a short amount of time, and you only really realize that fact when you get close to the end of their childhood.[/quote]

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