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[quote=Anonymous]The trick was to have my children when I was at a point in my career to be able to dictate the terms that made sense to me. I took six months with each of them, then went back part time until they were each one. Then I did lean back into my work, but set boundaries like I pick up my kids every day. I get back on after they’re in bed. Another poster has it right— you triage and prioritize. My husband and kids get first dibs. If they’re not getting enough I don’t try to stretch myself to friends or extended family. When my kids need a little less I’ll have a little more to give. The thing is childhood is short. I know a lot of really unhappy moms of high school students who now resent reporting to 30-something’s because they let their careers stagnate and now they have decades left in the workforce in the menial levels. That life never appealed to me. [/quote]
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