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[quote=Anonymous]Starting next month, DH’s schedule is shifting a bit. He will still work his normal workday, but four days a week he’ll also be supervising an internship program until 7pm. With his commute, that likely means getting home between 7:15-7:30. (I work until 4pm myself)

In the grand scheme of things, an extra two hours doesn’t sound like a huge change, but it’s making me rethink our entire evening flow. We usually eat dinner around 6–do we now wait? That feels late for the kids, but eating without him every night also feels like a big shift. I realize I may be overthinking this, but I’m struggling to picture what works in practice. Do people in this situation just default to simpler meals that can hold well? (That seems especially tricky heading into summer when I’d rather not have the oven on for long.)

Then there’s the bedtime routine. I typically start that around 7pm, which now overlaps exactly with when he’ll be walking in the door. I’m not sure whether to push everything later, keep things as-is and have him drop into the middle of it (seems chaotic with excitement) or rethink the whole structure.

I think I’m just trying to get a sense of how others would handle this kind of schedule. If your partner were getting home at 7 most nights, what would your evenings look like, especially with younger kids who still need a fair amount of hands-on help?

Would love to hear what’s worked (or hasn’t) for others. What would YOUR evening look like with this schedule? 
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