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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If there's a biglaw partner in the house and you're NOT farming out cleaning, errands, and [b]low-quality time with kids (however you define that - maybe carting to sports practices through rush hour traffic)[/b], you're doing it wrong. Your time is far more valuable than the time of whoever you could hire. So use the money to buy their time and protect the time you want for the activities you want.[/quote]

For those of us poors reading here who have to cart our kids to practices in rush hour ourselves, instead of outsourcing - I have learned to really value and take advantage of that time. Being the driver in rush hour traffic STINKS. But, it means my child has no one to talk to but me and we have really good conversations and that time has helped me to get to know my kid better. Carting their friends too means also I know many of their friends quite well.  One of our recent favorite car pastimes has been the rediscovery of my old car cd collection from college. So the kids love to play CD roulette and pick a random disc and I have to play it, whatever it may be, and tell them about whatever the artist/song is. The Napster burned CDs from the early aughts are one kid's current faves. We also call the grandparents, godparents, elderly relatives and friends during this time and it is a fantastic way to stay connected to them and so much less stressful than when the grands call during dinner, or other times when we're busy. So, there are silver linings to the awful bits like rush hour kid shuttling. [/quote]

Yea I agree. What a stupid comment.  That poster is going to have to define “low quality time with the kids” more specifically.  [/quote]

Um, that poster did say, "however you define it." [/quote]

What I mean is what, exactly?  Because I can’t think of any “low quality time with the kids” that I would hire out. Now you understand my point smart ass?[/quote]

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