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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I was working when my kids were in daycare... came home when they were all in school.  I found the demands of having school-age kids (homework, school closures, activities) to be more demanding and less out-source-able than the demands of having younger kids.  [/quote]

Serious question from someone with younger kids...how does that work.  Once they are at school 6-7 hours a day, how is that busier.  Isn't all that stuff concentrated into after school (late afternoon, evening, weekends)?  I was looking forward to having more energy, not less.[/quote]

She’s making it up. It’s way easier once they go to school and you have so much more free time. Some women need to justify themselves not working...[/quote]

This is PP above.  I’m not making it up.  I was working a demanding job (50 hours a week when my eldest was in 2nd grade and it all fell apart.  She started getting stress stomach aches at school, I was being called daily by the nurse’s office.  If I put her in aftercare, the homework wasn’t get done and we’d be up until 9 getting it all done plus school projects every weekend.  Even with a helpful husband it was madness.  We realized we either needed a nanny who was a decent teacher or a parent at home (at least half time).  I ended up resigning and took a very part-time job.   [/quote]

Yep,same here, I posted my story above. Pp is not interested in facts or experiences, and just has a chip on their shoulder.

If you can afford individual high quality care and to outsource a hell of a lot, it is easier to work. If you can't outsource a lot and you have to do group care then my advice is to be sure they go to a no-homework school and limit their evening activities. You can't pick your kid but you can make these choices and they will help.[/quote]

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