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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We have 3 kids in elementary and daycare (pre-k aged though). My DH and I both work out of the house five days a week. Neither of our jobs have much flexibility (WFH is not allowed). We also have a HHI of $175k, so we aren’t super wealthy.

I hate chaos so I don’t allow our family to exist in a manner of disarray.

I also have no guilt in turning down birthday party invitations. A close friend, yes, we attend. A random whole class party. No. Not worth it.

The kids do one activity a season. Right now we are doing basketball. Or I find a class that has a 4-7 age range and enroll two of the kids.

We don’t get home until 6:20 so our nights may feel rushed to some, but we eat dinner the kids play and then off to bed by 7:30/8.

We prioritize our family over the kids’ social calendar.

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Can you share how much traveling you get to do? And when do you have kid-free time with your spouse?

Also, how do you do bedtime with 3 kids but only 2 of you? Does one wait nicely for you to put the other down?

And most curious, when the kids are playing, is it really loud? Do they fight? We found going from 1 to 2, noise increased exponentially. Either they are happily playing something loud or fighting. [/quote]

Travel: Some, but not a ton. We’ve done Disney, generally a few days at the beach in the summer and maybe a long weekend here or there. Like I said, I hate chaos, so schedules are important to minimize it. When they’re older hopefully we can do more. Right not, it’s not worth it to me. Also, the cost. Just not something we have a ton of money for.

Spouse time: we go out alone every now and then. Haven’t traveled alone in several years since finding someone to watch 3 is hard. It’s ok though.

Bedtime: put the youngest down first. The older two I read to together then hugs and they go to bed alone. I’ve never laid with them. They also share a room. So yes, the big two play alone and wait their turn.

Noise: like chaos, I hate unnecessary indoor screaming. So we have strict rules on that. It can get loud. Our house is less than 1300 square ft so we try hard to control noise. But I have boys so noise comes with the territory. [/quote]

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