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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m so irritated that everyone keeps blaming op for her job. She has reasonable hours and good salary for Law. She doesn’t need to mommy track anymore than she already has.

The problem is that her husband is working crazy hours. He needs to take more of a break in the evenings and help out more. OP is not the problem. And they need tips for how to outsource more. That’s really what Op was asking. She does not need to mommy track more.[/quote]

no, it is her job because she’s the one complaining. her husband, correctly, thinks that since they earn 750k HHI he doesn’t need to come home for dinner. Someone else will handle it. That person can be OP or it can be a housekeeper or au pair. Very, very few people earning 500k are going to drop everything to do dishes and bedtime from 6-9 every night. Her choice. Leaving aside her DH, I think any job that makes you regularly work several hours after your young kids’ bedtime is unsustainable. [/quote]

That is BS - my sister makes $800K-$1 million a year and is still the primary parent for her kids.  She makes breakfasts, makes lunches, has done school for her kids during the pandemic and puts them to bed every night.  When she is traveling her husband can also do this (and does help a ton) but just because you make a lot of money doesn't mean you get to abdicate your job as a parent.  My husband makes $500K a year and still helps every morning and every night with the kids. [/quote]

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