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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think there is a ton of hypocrisy in this thread  as of this was a dad, you would not be getting all this flak.

And honestly, babies are boring. 2 hours plus time on the weekend is fine. It will be harder once they are 3 years and up and have more activities and opinions. Plus, they are more fun then. So, I think you may have to revisit this in a few years.

For now, I’m not sure why you don’t just believe your husband when he says he is fine. That said, I would figure out what else I could outsource, sooner rather than later.  You are at an income level where you should be able to do this so weekends can be having fun with kid and husband. And figure out your husband’s love language and focus on that.

I’m a mom that is an executive at a major corporation. I have times when I work a ton (like 80 hours a week) and times when I am not so busy. If your job is one where you can flex around to be at the school play, then you will be just fine at 65 hours. I’ve got older elementary kids and while they would complain about how much I work, they would also say we are super close.  They also get huge benefits from the income I earn.[/quote]

Most families with a parent who works these hours, the other parent is usually a stay at home.  My friend is a CMO at a company you woukd easily recognize.  She works and travels a lot and her DH is stay at home.  At least when she is not traveling, she can work from home.

I just don’t see how both parents can work 50-60 hours, especially out of the house, and make it work.  You child would grow up barely seeing the parents during the most formative early years.[/quote]

Correction 50-65 plus[/quote]

50 is a piece of cake as long as you have flexibility. Tons of people log back on after kid bedtime for a couple of hours or work a bit early in the AM or on weekends. I go dark 5:30-9:00 pm and am back online later and don’t miss out on time w kids. 60 is a stretch- you basically give up any free time. If your hours all have to be consecutive or you don’t have flexibility then yes I agree it would be almost impossible with both parents doing this.[/quote]

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