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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My husband and I both have good jobs but we don't work crazy hours (I'm a lawyer but I work for the government, not a firm).  Either of us could work insane hours and fully support the whole family very comfortably but by splitting the load we both have jobs where we can go games, or concerts and spend lots of time with the kids.

Much, much rather have a spouse who's a super involved parent than one who works constantly.[/quote]

My wife is a lawyer by training but hasn't worked since we have kids. I am a lawyer in private practice. I work more than if I worked for the govt, but not that much more, and I'm very involved with the kids. It only gets easier the more senior I get. I would guess that overall, we work less in household than you and your spouse do in yours, so we have much more time to spend with our kids (and doing our things when we want to).[/quote]

There's no way that you get to spend as much time with your kids as the PP or her husband do. You must work at least as many hours as they do. Yes, they're both working those hours, and only you are working those hours on your end, but I imagine PP and her husband appreciate that they BOTH spend a ton of time with their kids. Your wife spends more with your kids than you do. She has also put herself into a possible precarious position. So I'm glad you like your setup but it doesn't sound appealing to me. [/quote]

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