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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]WOHM with 3 kids, curious how you have it setup that life is easier than SAH?

I SAH for year with each kid, that was such a dream, though we accepted simple dinners and a messy house when they were infants (and infants don’t make messes like toddlers)

But you had time at home when kids could be sleeping or put into playpen/high chair and get stuff at home done.

When you are at work, there is no time to get stuff done. I guess if your job is super chill, you can hang out with coffee and read Facebook — but stuff at home still awaits?

So how do drop off and pickup kids, commmute, work 8.5 hours, then get home and make dinner, laundry, clean etc?  Are your kids in daycare like 7-6?

Or maybe you have a nanny who cooks and cleans?  If that is the case, yeah, WAY EASIER.

Please let us know; we split drop off and pickup, and DH cooks and cleans most nights, but we are always behind on stuff at home. And our jobs are demanding in that they are non-stop and sometimes have off-hours demands, but aren’t long hours and are just 30 minute commutes.

Would love to hear how to make easier than the time I was home![/quote]

NP, and I only have two kids and work full time, but yes, our key is our nanny, who runs errands, makes food, does laundry, etc., while the kids are at school.  The maid cleans.  My job is high paying and super flexible and generally not too stressful, although my husband does travel quite a bit, and I travel some.  So my life is way easier with a job and full-time nanny than it would be if I didn't work outside of the house.  So outsourcing a ton is our way of handling things, but I am fully aware of how lucky and privileged we are to be able to do that.  [/quote]

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