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[quote=Anonymous]I think it is the WAH situation, probably. I have a flexible schedule but when I am at work, I have to be at work for the set hours that I am scheduled.  My H knows this.  So if we know ahead of time that a day is an issue, I try to move my schedule.  But if something comes up suddenly, he has to deal with it.  He works out of the home as well and makes more money, but he has an office job that he can leave early or go in late or whatever and it's fine.

I think what helped too is that he was out of work and home with the kids for a year.  While I did not enjoy that and it was problematic on many fronts, one of the good things was that he became much more aware of the kids' needs and schedules and how to arrange for babysitters, so now he has that skill set and is comfortable problem solving the kids' schedule.

Obviously, I am not advocating that your H quit his job.  But maybe he is not comfortable arranging care and needs help figuring out options and so forth.

But when it is just that you want him to take off of work instead of you--you'll probably just have to be really strong-willed that your work can not be interrupted.  Or start working out of the home so it is not an option.

Good luck![/quote]

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