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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] My question is, how much time do you expect to have for yourself on the weekends so that you feel somewhat refreshed by Sunday night rather than absolutely depleted? [/quote]

To answer your question, I typically get a chunk of 3-4 hours in the day; then additional time after the kids have gone to sleep as time to myself.

I agree that it is a lot of work to take care of two toddlers playing on the playground for an hour! If I only had time to myself while my husband took them for a 30 minute walk, I would go crazy. Clearly your DH is not doing his share right? DH and I make a schedule so that we are clear that our childcare responsibilities are evenly distributed. This works out very well for us since we understand that it is a 50/50 responsibility. I don't understand why one spouse needs to bear more of the childcare responsibilities. I suppose it makes sense in scenarios where one partner has a much more stressful/demanding job; or one partner takes care of all of the non-kids work like cooking, cleaning, and lawn care. I agree with the nanny suggestion if getting him to do more is not a viable option. [/quote]

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