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[quote=Anonymous]I thought being a working parent totally sucked when I had kids in the baby-to-preschool ages and I was still pretty junior in my career.  I felt like I was being squeezed by both my family and job and was failing at both.  I had no control and very little sleep. It was pretty miserable.

Now I'm much more senior and have so much more control over my schedule.  I can move meetings around to make my life work.  Post-covid I also have more flexibility on where I work, even though I'm not fully virtual and still come into the office regularly.  My kids are also bigger, sleep through the night, wipe their own butts, don't get daycare plagues, and are able to wait quietly if I need to return a work call or email.  I also have a big enough job that I can afford solid childcare, so there's not constant pressure to pick up and drop off kids at activities or put kids in aftercare/camps.   Life has gotten so much better.  I'm glad I didn't drop out of the workforce back when it all felt impossible.[/quote]

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