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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This whole discussion is giving me real pause.  I have a great opportunity to get back full time plus into the work force after working part-time for the last two years.  It is a dream job, but DH is a big law partner and works long hours, and I am nervous about what this will do to our lives and our kids lives (have a baby and older kid).  [/quote]

From what I have observed (granted, it's a limited sample size), the biglaw partners married to wives with careers tend to have much more balanced lives than biglaw partners whose wives are SAH. I would speculate that there are several reasons for this: 1) their wives have work events that are non-negotiable, so DH has to step up to the childcare homeplate more often than their counterparts with SAH wives; 2) their marriages are more equitable, so DHs end up doing more childcare/home duties than their counterparts with SAH wives.

So long as your FT position allows you reasonable predictability and hours, I would try it.[/quote]

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