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[quote=Anonymous]Spin off from the thread about evening child care for big law associate.

I, too, am about to start a very demanding job (finance - hours just like big law, but pay better). My husband's schedule stinks too. I have the option of moving in with my in laws. My 7 month old daughter would have a nanny by day and my in laws could take over her care in the evening, plus my MIL could be home with her and the nanny two days a week. Perks are peace of mind because of family to care for my daughter in the evenings and whenever the nanny gets sick or snowed in + saving huge sums on rent (we will be moving to NYC for my job). The huge minus is a shit commute:  1.5 hours one way and 3 hours daily. I could crash with my sister in the city some nights.

Also, we would have a spacious bedroom in my in laws' home, but it's not as if we'd have our own floor or anything. I get along well with my in laws. MIL is nosy in that Jewish mom way and wishes I'd stay home, but she is not too bad and ADORES my daughter. They have this shaggy, smelly dog,  but I could deal.

The alternative is living in the city and dropping a small fortune on rent and two nannies BUT we would be walking distance from my office.

What would you all do?  Shit commute and less privacy, but reliable family care for my daughter OR great commute, our own space, but 12+ hours of nanny care for my daughter?[/quote]

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