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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Just remember ...kids grow up in a flash.  They need you.  In the afternoon, after school, when they are sick, to see you in their schools,etc.  I am a cancer survivor and cancer woke me up to the fact that none of us will live forever.  Don't waste those precious moments with your children because you were slaving away at the law firm.  Life goes very quickly and so does childhood.  :wink:[/quote]

I appreciate what you are saying, but as a WOHM (yes, I work in BigLaw), I just don't feel like I should completely sacrifice my career for what would end up being an extra hour, maybe 2 hours, with my kids in the early evening after school.  My son's elementary school lets out at 4 pm (he gets home about 30 minutes later).  Depending on my work flow, I can usually get home between 6 and 7 depending on traffic.  So...I'm missing out on 2 hours (on average), but I still have the flexibility to leave early for doctor appointments, etc. when needed.  And my DH also can get home by 6 every day.

If I gave up my career, there would be MUCH more pressure on my DH.  He would probably end up working a LOT longer days, so he would see the kids less.  Right now, we BOTH get to have dinner with the kids, as a family.   I feel like that is important.

I don't mean this to start a WOHM vs. SAHM debate.  But I feel like the quoted poster thinks that those of us who work, and bring home some big bucks, completely neglect our kids.  That hasn't happened to me.  Maybe I'm lucky b/c I'm senior enough to set my own schedule and do work in the evenings.  In any case, it works for us...[/quote]

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