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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]WOHM with 3 kids, curious how you have it setup that life is easier than SAH?

I SAH for year with each kid, that was such a dream, though we accepted simple dinners and a messy house when they were infants (and infants don’t make messes like toddlers)

But you had time at home when kids could be sleeping or put into playpen/high chair and get stuff at home done.

When you are at work, there is no time to get stuff done. I guess if your job is super chill, you can hang out with coffee and read Facebook — but stuff at home still awaits?

So how do drop off and pickup kids, commmute, work 8.5 hours, then get home and make dinner, laundry, clean etc?  Are your kids in daycare like 7-6?

Or maybe you have a nanny who cooks and cleans?  If that is the case, yeah, WAY EASIER.

Please let us know; we split drop off and pickup, and DH cooks and cleans most nights, but we are always behind on stuff at home. And our jobs are demanding in that they are non-stop and sometimes have off-hours demands, but aren’t long hours and are just 30 minute commutes.

Would love to hear how to make easier than the time I was home![/quote]

It depends on the job, I guess. I work 40 hours a week, my job won't let me work over that. I have a flexible schedule that allows me to work from 6:30-2:30 so I am home in time to pick my son up from school. My husband is able to go in a bit later, it actually works well for his customer, and stays home in the morning to get DS to school. Our house isn't perfect, there are stacks of things in a few places but it is not so bad. Laundry takes an extra day or two to get folded but we don't stress about it. Some nights we have a more elaborate dinner (roast chicken) some nights we do fish sticks. We rarely have a family dinner during the week.

I wouldn't say my job is super chill but it is not highly stressful.

Different people have different experiences. We don't have a nanny or after school child care. Our house is clean but not immaculate. We have some nice meals and we eat out on occasion.

Why the heck are people so judgemental? [/quote]

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