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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, you need to rework your budget to afford the childcare you need.  That is one of the main lessons of the pandemic: childcare matters.  Full stop.

You can't work without childcare, OP.  If your dream job doesn't pay enough so that your family can afford childcare, you and your DH both need to rethink your jobs.  That it's what you've always wanted since you were a kid is fantastic, but it also sounds in direct conflict with the realities of your life with two kids.[/quote]

Also rethink where you live. Maybe it means getting fully remote/remote-first jobs so you can live in a cheaper part of the DC area with a bigger yard for your kids to run around in and cheaper local daycares. Maybe it means moving the opposite: moving closer in to the city so you shorten your commute and can cut down to one car and save money, plus having a smaller house with less overwhelming household chores. (That's what I did and I'm very happy -- plus we get to feel much more youthful and dynamic with a walkable lifestyle.) [/quote]

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