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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why can't you do aftercare? [/quote]

Aftercare is not free. We had an aftercare spot and gave it up because we can save that money for college. Yes, it means that I get home from work, have about 15 minutes to myself, and then go get my son. It also means that he has the down time at home before baseball/basketball/whatever sport he is playing and Cub Scouts. It gives me some extra time with him to help with homework or read or just watch him play.

I won't lie, I love it when he says he wants to do the after school extras 3 days a week. I get an hour to myself. SCORE! and it is less expensive then after care. And he gets to do robotics and coding and chess, things that he would not be doing in after care and that I am able to teach him myself. OK, I could teach him chess.

Two kids in aftercare would be double the cost. So is $500-$1,000 worth the extra few hours for Mom? Maybe. But I don't see aftercare as an automatic response.

We do have a cleaner that comes every other week and I order from Blue Apron. Food prep is still in play but I don't have to do as much meal planning and grocery shopping.

Dual incomes with kids is not easy. We all know that. OP seems to have a good schedule/routine down. There are days that it drags and feels overwhelming. I go to bed early on Fridays and enjoy my sleep in on Saturday. But I would not want to change it up. DS would enjoy aftercare at school, he loves play dates, but I would miss that time with him.

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