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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm SUPER overwhelmed too. I have a 5 yr old and a 10 month old.  I do drop off and pick up to school and daycare every day; i cook all the meals; i do all the laundry; I pay the bills and do our taxes; I handle all doctor's appointments and playdates.  If I'm lucky, I carve out a few hours to go to the gym each week, but it's not enough. I can't afford to hire help right now.  I love my government job, but I dream of going back into to the private sector so I could afford a nanny. I keep telling myself that it will get easier as the kids get older. I'm afraid I'm going to have a meltdown any day now. I just try to just think "one day at a time." [/quote]

Are you a single parent? If so then hats off. If not then where is your spouse?

We manage by my husband doing his share and me doing mine. He does pickup every day. Packs the bottles for the baby and washes pump parts and bottles at 4 am when he wakes up anyway. He does taxes every year and the 529, increments etc. He does kids laundry and his. I do mine. He does at least half of the grocery shopping (Costco and tj since they are close to his work). He also takes the oldest to gymnastics since he wants her to do a sport and signed her up and renews. He will research and find a soccer or other sports activity when time comes. 
I do 90% of the cooking, repairs (including calling for service and organizing and being home for it), organizing landscaping, all party stuff, home improvement including vetting and hiring contractors and making renovations plans, gifts and cleaning and dr appointments for me and the kids. We do have an every other week cleaning person to do bathrooms and floors etc. 
ours is a full partnership. We both work but we also both do a lot around the house and sit down weekly to go over the plan for the week and monthly for money things. It helps and leaves us with some free time to do fun things (well at least before the baby came :)[/quote]

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