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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]He says yes.  I say no.  I work full time and we have a two year old.  [/quote]

The summer my husband interned at a big law firm downtown, he realized that every male partner was on his second wife/family--none of their first marriages had survived. [b]He decided to apply for the DOH honors program instead, because he wanted to be a parent more than he wanted to be a partner. Priorities[/b].[/quote]

I am guessing you mean DOJ, and mine did too, and works 70 hour weeks as a trial lawyer/deputy chief in a very busy section. I am the default parent at a big law job (part time). So -- one size doesn't really fit all, KWIM? Many type A people stretch a job to fit their ambition/comfort level. Not saying that is optimal, but your experience is not the gold standard. There is more than one way to "be a parent". [/quote]

Well, as another PP described it, "As a law firm partner, his clients come first so by definition he cannot commit to any family obligations."

I certainly think my standard for who is a parent is a lot better than that one. [/quote]

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