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[quote=Anonymous]OP, with your salaries I think you ought to consider a nanny.  We have one and she is amazing.  Since the kids are in school (we thought we'd be done with a nanny by this point but we can't imagine life without her), she helps with a ton of stuff around the house, kind of like a house manager.  We pay her full-time even though she doesn't work all day, which means that snow days, sick days, emergency pick-ups, etc. aren't an issue.  She's our work at home spouse, essentially.  Yes, either my husband or I could give up our career and do all of that instead, but we like working.  If your husband likes his job, then he might be willing to put his salary to solve the childcare problem rather than staying at home.  I don't think there's anything wrong with asking him to find a new solution to your problem, but I'd come at it as can you spend your money on something that would make life easier OR would he be willing to "daddy track (?)" his career.  But it seems like him stepping back at work is only one possible solution, and if he isn't into it, I think you should have other options.

For me, I wouldn't ask either of our parents to retire early but that's because I think it's easier to pay a third party to do that kind of stuff than to have family because it just gets messy.[/quote]

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