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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]

Not to mention moms with more than one child.  I mean, that's all great, and I'm not bitter, but it's also not reality for most of us.  I feel mostly good about my balance: three kids six and under, both DH and I have flexible jobs, and we each give the other time for important self-care (workouts for me).  It's hard work and I'm tired at the end of the day, but I'm also proud of the life we've built and the example we set for our kids.  [/quote]

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