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[quote=Anonymous]You're out of the house 9-5?  You should consider yourself lucky.  My life sounds very similar to yours except my kids are a little older and I'm in the office by 8 and lucky if I'm home by 7, spend half a day in the office about every other week and often work from home after the kids are in bed.  I'm not sure how I manage. I order everything, including groceries, online.  Have an afterschool nanny who handles homework, dinner, bathtime so by the time I get home, I can just chill with the kids, DH picks up a lot of slack and I've started making peace that a lot of things simply fall between the cracks (ex. I never volunteer at school any more) and that I have to be okay with this.  While I often feel guilty that my kids are missing out by my not being home as much as I'd like, because I work so hard, we do get to take a couple of nice vacations together every year.  I've also heard them comment about how important it is to work hard, so I hope I'm at least setting a good example for them in some ways.

BTW, I work as hard as I do primarily to pay for private school, save for college and make sure my kids are well provided for.  If I were independently wealthy or if DH made twice what he makes, I would definitely cut back.  That being said, I love what I do and find my job very fulfilling.  [/quote]

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