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[quote=Anonymous]I did this for ayears right after my divorce.  I was a nurse and job shared with another single mom and we both needed to go full time because I was getting a divorce and she saw one coming down the road.  We were both frightened by childcare costs and keeping a household running on a single income.  We grabbed coffee one night and made a plan.  We each went to full time and scheduled 3 (12) hour shifts opposite of each other and the other would watch the kids. (3-12's is considered a full time schedule in our field)  This was the first layer of arrangement.  Then about a year into it I finally sold my marital house and was looking for a condo/apartment.  She asked if I would consider a 3 bedroom and live together.  At this time she was separated and needing to sell her house soon.  So I bought a 3 bedroom condo and she paid me rent.  The kids got one room (I had one, she had two, all boys!!!) and we each got the other two rooms.  We worked opposite shifts for about 6 years and never had a problem.  Never having childcare costs gave us both a secure financial future which can be hard to obtain when divorced.  Whats odd is we didn't really have much in common at all! She was jewish, I'm (kind-of) catholic, I'm an athlete and shes a book worm, etc etc.  We both kept a pretty clean house and were laid back parents and thats all it really took.  Our kids were SO distraught when she got married a few years ago and moved out.  My son still spends 2-3 nights with them. [/quote]

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