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[quote=Anonymous]I’m a lawyer and for years prior to Covid I left at 8 and generally came home at 7, but I could also take half days if I wanted to do things like the class party or doctors appointments for the kids.  Is that stuff possible?  I still did dinner with the kids every night.  I used to joke that rachel ray with her 30 minute dinners was like a luxury — I could get dinnerin 10-20 and we ate mostly homemade.  You sort of figure out some things that work or that you can precook or that you marinate before you leave and the nanny sticks in the oven for you.  Then I’d do bedtime with the kids and make lunches and then do a couple more hours of work.  Once I was into my 40s, it just really got too exhausting.  
Also I just never did anything for myself, as I spent weekends with the kids.  So I really felt like I was mostly there for them.  But I do think PP is right that you can’t have it all….i never worked out, or hung out with friends, did girls weekends, etc.  
I think one question I’d ask is how long this job will be this way …. [/quote]

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