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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How is he taking 5 weeks of vacation a year, and yet unable to watch his kids for any of it?

Many families use before and after care.  Or you could get an au pair, and have sick day/snow day coverage.

I think the question is whether you'd like to work.  [/quote]

OP here.  All of DH's vacations have to be scheduled in advance and he cannot take any last minute days off from work. In the 15 years he's been in this job, he only took one last minute day off, when he had a bad flu.

It just seems like it would be a waste of money for us to get a full-time nanny or au pair, when we only need one for sick day/snow day coverage, or before and after care.  Besides that, we don't need the nanny/au pair because kids are in full-day school.  If I worked full-time the most I would make would be around 70 K per year.  And I don't feel comfortable with a nanny or au pair for sick days.

The only reason I have such a high-paying 5 hour a week job is because it's a PRN job (no benefits, as needed work) so they have to pay a lot per hour since otherwise no one would be interested in this type of job.

I've been sending out resumes and I've had a few interviews but overall, the part-time jobs in my field pay very poorly ($15 per hour at the most) and I seem to be overqualified for them, because I'm not getting many interviews for these part-time jobs.

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Ok now you’re just being cheap.

If you want to work (and you should, you sound bored), here a housekeeper type person. This person can clean and cook dinner during the day and watch your kids in the afternoon while you’re at work.

Be prepared to pay 40-50k plus benefits.

Worth it though for you to use your brain again.[/quote]

I hate questions like this. The solution is obvious but they’re too cheap to spend the money.[/quote]

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