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[quote=Anonymous]I have 4 kids (from baby through upper ES) and DH and I both WOTH FT. We have a nanny which helps a lot and a house cleaner every other week. Bills are on autopay though we do check the statements as they come in, mostly in the evenings.  I get some things done during lunchtime at work.

I feel overwhelmed occasionally, although I’m always busy. Weekends are filled with kid activities, so we don’t have time to go skiing for the weekend or anything like that. It doesn’t bother me because I think I have adjusted my expectations. To me, a great weekend is spending an afternoon outside going to the park or taking a long walk around the neighborhood. Or the kids playing together or having a movie afternoon on a cold/rainy day. I still grocery shop and do other errands on the other day, but we try to make it fun. Our weekends are generally not exciting or post-worthy, but I don’t post on social media anyway. This is just where we are at this point in our life, and I could either be okay with it or be constantly frustrated, so I chose the former.

In 2-3 years when the youngest is big enough, we’ll start doing more, but we’re never going to be the family with a ski condo that goes every weekend. It’s too much for us. We much prefer to spend a weekend day at a museum, or taking a hike, bike ride, etc. [/quote]

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