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[quote=Anonymous]I'm a SAHM to a toddler (and resigned from my job a month before birth), and I have no plans to go back to work full-time (but would love to work part-time when child is in kindergarten).

My DH works crazy hours.  He's at work by 6 am and does 12 hour days usually.  Three days per week he is home after toddler's bedtime.  He also works a few weekends per month.  He can't take any sick days last minute so my working full-time would be difficult, because all sick or snow days would be on me, unless we found a backup sitter.

However, I feel like when he is home he is a very involved father.  The second he walks in the door he takes over parenting for the rest of the evening.  And on weekends he is home he shares all parenting duties with me so I can have a break.  For instance, he might take toddler out to the park for the morning so I can have some time to myself.

We've been married a long time (15 years) so I am used to his crazy hours and schedule, and honestly I was a lot more lonely pre-baby, because I didn't have much to do on those late nights and weekends he was working.  Now I have my toddler to take care of, so I'm more exhausted than lonely.

We have no local family and no childcare help.  The days staying at home are very long.  But overall I am content with how things are.  DH's hours will never change, they will always remain the same.[/quote]

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