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[quote=Anonymous]It's very hard. I solved this by only having one kid.

I will say that once I had a kid, my thinking about work and career shifted. I still want to work. In fact, it's almost more important to me than ever because it's so valuable to me to have something I do outside of parenting where I use my education and interact with adults. But I also have no f***s to give about a lot of work-related BS. So I started my own consulting business, which enables me to have a lot of control over my schedule and to avoid stuff like having to put in "FaceTime" at the office or fly to Phoenix for some BS corporate training that is a total waste of my time. I make less money than if I still worked for a big company. It's worth it.

So I guess my advice is to adjust what you think a career looks like. You do have options. I might also stick with just 1-2 kids. Figure out what balance of money, career, and home life works for you and your family. Resist the pressure you get from others to do things their way (they are often trying to validate their own choices by pushing them on others).[/quote]

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