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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think I come close.  I am fortunate to have a fantastic nanny who also acts as House Manager; I own my own company; and I have parents who beg to have DD sleep over on Saturday night giving DH and I a date night every week.  I outsource everything to have three day weekends devoted only to DD and DH.  [/quote]

So between the nanny and sleepovers when do you see your child?[/quote]

All day Friday, Friday night, all day Saturday, all day Sunday and Sunday night, every M - Th for at least two hours in the morning and every evening from 5:30 to bedtime at 7:30.  And because I outsource cleaning, laundry and cooking, my time with DD is 100% with DD.

When do you see your children? [/quote]

This is quite good. Working moms without the resources to outsource childcare and other services, plus the devoted grandparents, are often stretched far beyond their limits in a society that devalues caregiving and home management.[/quote]

NP here. Seriously, girlfriend is living the dream! I’m like the solidly middle class equivalent of that poster (aka poor person by DCUM standards). Daycare 4 x a week (DH works 4 days a week from home; I am FT WOH). We have involved inlaws who love spending time with our kids, so we get occasional babysitting for big errands or the occasional night out. We get a lot of time with our kids, especially since DH is self employed and my work is flexible. But damn, all the other stuff that needs to be done (food prep, dishes, laundry, home upkeep, administration of daily life, finances) is a killer. [/quote]

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