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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have just one child (due to secondary infertility--we cannot have more) and I work from home very part-time (10 hours per week).  My daughter is in full-day Kindergarten, so this is the first year that I have a lot of time to myself (previously she was in morning preschool 9:30-1 pm).

My husband has a job with crazy hours, and we have no local family/no childcare help.  I do all drop offs, pick ups, sick days and snow days because my husband is in the type of field where he can't do any of this.  I also do everything in the mornings (husband leaves for work at 5 am).  I also do the dinner/bedtime routine myself at least twice a week, and do all childcare 2 weekends per month when my husband travels for work.

During the school day, when not doing my 10hours/week of work I:

-get all grocery shopping/errands during the week when it's not crowded
-clean the house daily, do all deep cleaning
-cook all meals from scratch (we eat out once per week)
-deal with all appointments, car stuff
-shop leisurely at the mall
-take care of personal grooming (hair cut/color every 6 weeks)
-take care of all Dr. appts in a timely fashion
-work out during the day
-meet friends for lunch/coffee during the day
-work on job certifications for my career

On weekends, since all the boring stuff is out of the day, we often do day trips or weekend trips.  We also spend most of the weekends on our child's sports/activities, going out for lunch, meeting up with friends, and just relaxing[/quote]

Are you saying all this to say your are busy? So confused. I'm a working mom and I have to do all of that sort of stuff, too, I mean besides meeting friends for lunch and working out during the day. What is your point?[/quote]

+1. Please don't think WOHPs don't cook from scratch. I cook from scratch at least four times a week, and leftovers stretches that to seven. We dine out less than any family I know.

I get most of my "boring stuff" during the work week, too.[/quote]

+1
I have a full-time job and do everything you do except shop leisurely at the mall because that sounds awful to me. [/quote]

She didn’t say you didn’t do what she does.  She explained what she does.  Your trophy is in the mail, congratulations!
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She wasn't looking for validation?  Uh, ok.
- not pp[/quote]

Uh, I didn’t read it that way.   We’re all different.

- not the earlier poster; I don’t have her life at all.[/quote]

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