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[quote=Anonymous]This is not helpful, as hindsight is 20/20, but why did you decide to ramp up at work with such young children? During the daycare years, I was really conscious about keeping the job that gave me the flexibility I needed. Frankly, and I know this is also not helpful, but your husband sounds like a jerk. I'd say the same if the shoe were on the other foot and he were dealing with health crap while you expected him to continue to work. You need to think about the long game and build your life accordingly. Keep in mind that you are likely to feel overwhelmed during the elementary school years as well - homework you'll have to help your kids with after a long day, sports practices, weekend games, carpools, other non-sport activities, and so on. It is not uncommon for there to be 12+ snow days called by FCPS. I know quite a few families that had to get an au pair or hire a nanny for elementary aged kids for these reasons.[/quote]
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