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[quote=Anonymous]I cut back on my hours (and my pay), so most days I get to work around 8 and leave at 3, so I can pick up the kids at 3:30.  Live and work in DC, so this is not hard whether I drive or metro.  They each have one activity per week, but they are right after school, so most days we are home between 4-5:15 so I can get dinner started, do homework and have some play time.

My hat is off to the single parents.  I feel like we have a good arrangement, but it is still stressful at times.  I help wake the kids up around 6:45, help DH get them started on breakfast and getting dressed, and leave the house by 7:15 while he does drop off.  He gets to work by 9 and leaves at 5:30, so he is usually home by 6:15 or so.

OP, people at my work have made comments to me about when I leave, (I'm so jealous, wow, it must be nice, etc).  I remind them (and myself!) that I'm not getting PAID to work during the time I leave earlier.  But my immediate supervisor (a childless woman in her 40s) is totally awesome, and very supportive.  I have literally had to walk out of meetings, etc, which feels crappy at the time.  But, on the rare occasion when I don't get home with the kids til after 6:00 or 6:30, I get stressed and rushed and that feels even more crappy.  We are not rich, or even "comfortable" by DCUM standards, but DH's work is very steady and stable, so I feel like I've made the best choice for our family.[/quote]

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