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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Ok crazies.

Personally, I don't see this trend  you speak of. Quite the opposite.

However,  I have no idea how families handle evenings when they get home past 5ish and dont have help. For our family,  both DH & I WFH a significant amount and have flexibility even if we go into the office. We do have a housekeeper from 1-6pm M-F who does all of our errand running, grocery shopping, laundry, tdying, organizing and basic meal prep. She helps out with the kids if we have to be at 2 places at the same time. Plus not having to do all the tedious domestic household  duties frees up a tremendous amount of time.[/quote]

I have posted this on other threads but I personally think 2 working parents where both parents have flexible schedules work. It actually works quite well.

When 1 or both parents have very demanding schedules with limited to no flexibility, that is when it gets difficult. I had a very flexible job but I was responsible for drop off and pick up. DH earns a 7 figure income and had no flexibility and often traveled. We had a PT housekeeper/cook, landscaper, put our kids in aftercare, had babysitters, etc. I really felt like I was outsourcing out my life and decided to quit my flexible well paying job because I wanted to spend more time with the kids and not be so stressed out all the time.[/quote]

Disagree.  My Dh has a high power job  that pays well enough that I don't have to work.  I have a government job.  Really not hard to juggle at all, my kids go to a great private school, are picked up nanny at 4, go home, have snacks, do homework, and are taken to sports practice by 5 or so.  I pick up.    Often, they go to play dates right from school or bring a friend home.   Nanny does many household chore (arrives two hours before kid get out of school), can meet work men, and cover snow/sick days.  The more household income you have, even if it comes primarily from one spouse, the easier it is to do the juggle.

I am very aware of the fact that the juggle is much harder for those who make less money and aren't able to even consider having a parent sah.  [/quote]

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