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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For the people we know who have kids and two working parents, across the board, one of the parents has a very flexible job (part time, work for family business, work at home, work early hours to get out at noon).  [b]Nobody we know has both spouses leaving the house at 7:00, commuting an hour by metro/car, working 8.5 hrs, commuting back 1hr, and getting home 5:30/6:00p.m.  Basically, all you would be doing is making dinner and putting the kids to bed (if they are younger).
[/b]We didn't have that set up (of great flexibility), so the higher earner kept working and the other runs the house/kids/school.  It's a reciprocal relatioship, but it would be nice if one of us had the flexible or part time schedule.  There are a lot of school activities/needs/days off/events.   [/quote]

Most of the families I know from work have this set-up, myself included, and it's not ideal.  SACC is fun, but it's not really fair to have a kid at school 11 hours a day.  Traffic is only getting worse, and yet my federal agency has done little to increase telework.  My one day a week is nice, and my husband also has one day a week, but those other three days are still quite stressful.  I think it's great that many PP have much more flexibility, but I still think we have a long way to go in this area.  I can cover any teacher work days, sick days and snow days due to my seniority and generous federal leave, but still, the daily grind gets old.  [/quote]

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