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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]BigLaw FT x2 here.  It is very tough.  I'm not sure how much longer I can keep doing this.  The sad thing is that I love my job, my clients and my colleagues.  I don't love being the one who has to pick up the slack if DH gets really busy, which is the case now.  In my practice, really busy lasts a month at the most, then it's just normal insanity.  For a litigator, really busy can last a year and involve a ton of travel - nights, weekends, holidays, you name it.  The frequent flyer miles really are not worth that.  Cases never settle when you count on it.

Our system only works well when we are both moderately busy.  If one of us gets slammed for a sustained period, the whole house of cards comes tumbling down.  Writing this is making me want to burst into tears and throw up at the same time.  I don't want to lose my job or my husband, and I don't want to screw up my kids or ever make them wonder if they can count on Mommy.

The next time I'm over in another forum talking about something where people say, "That's so nice! I wish I could donate that much!" or something like that, I'm thinking of signing it "the tearful nauseous one".

Now, back to work.  Or do I go home for bedtime and then go back to work?  I'm so tired of not knowing what to do.

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Your kids will not be screwed up. It is a lot harder to screw up kids than most people think. Hang in there. [/quote]

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