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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP checking back in after catching up, wowza.  I do not want a lacrosse game or vacations-only dad as coparent, no offense to the PP with biglaw dad.  Now there are smartphones so that whole scene is different.  DH doesn't like the hours he works; he is not trying to avoid us.  But he's scared to be jobless.  He has tried to move to government in the past and been dinged repeatedly. Maybe he can move inhouse, but that isn't as common in his litigation niche. I have a JD/MBA and work in a nonlegal, but senior role, at a nonprofit.  The work culture is very different.  There are only so many hours in the day and his job takes up too many of them.  He doesn't disagree, and I don't necessarily disagree that he shouldn't be ordering stuff on amazon if it means he get home even later. It's not a case of golden handcuffs.  We don't need that partner salary. I appreciate the many informed and thoughtful responses on this thread.[/quote]

You seem very reasonable.  It is very hard position to be in, both yours and your husbands.  It sounds like he should begin his search again. In the meantime, try to either hire out tasks or give him a break on things like this.  His free time should be spent on searching for a job and spending actual quality time with the family so that the relationships survive.[/quote]

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