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[quote=Anonymous]I don't think you should tell him in that manner, that he "can't sleep in" (especially because he won't perceive 7 AM as sleeping in).

What is it that you want? Do you want him to be ready to start family time earlier on the weekend? Do you want a break equal to what he gets (4+ hours, 6 - 10)?

I'd approach the conversation as, "hey, can I get your input on something? Our weekend schedule isn't really working out for me and I'm trying to figure out if there's another way to structure it." Then talk about what you need out of it - either him involved in family time earlier in the day, a break, etc and see if you can come up with a solution. Maybe it is him working out after the kids go to bed. Maybe it's him getting up earlier. Maybe it is him taking over from 12 - 4 so you get a break too. Maybe it is hiring a weekend babysitter for a few hours so you can sleep in one day.

But finding a solution with him versus saying "you need to get up earlier to work out" will go over so much better. [/quote]

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