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[quote=Anonymous]Woah. I have 3 kids- 6, 4 and 1 and don't do any of that. In fact, we wake up at 7 and are out the door by 7:30. My morning sounds zen compared to yours.

"Lunches, breakfast, backpacks, water, feed the dog, clean up all the dishes, get kids changed, etc" - I don't do ANY of that. All 3 kids eat breakfast at school. The elementary school kid gets lunch packed the night before, younger 2 eat lunch at school. Backpacks are actually in the car the night before. No dishes because I'm not making anything. I even make my own coffee at work. The older 2 get themselves completely dressed before even leaving their bedrooms (and they're not some unicorn kids, this is a reasonable expectation).

My kids in the morning (older 2)
-get themselves dressed. I used to lay out clothes, but they both like picking their own now and are good at it. 
-then they go bathroom and brush their teeth. 
-Backpacks are in the car the night before and they grab lunchboxes in the fridge. 
-Then they go stand at the front door ready to roll out. 
-They put shoes on there. 
All of that takes roughly 15 min and they have downtime.

DH and I:
-Roll out of bed at 7
- I attend to the baby (still nursing) for 10 min
-brush teeth, get dressed, minimal makeup (I do more at work). Baby whines a bit at this and it's a struggle to get ready. 
-change and dress baby
- my bag is packed the night before
-DH and I head off in different directions because we have 3 separate school drop offs.

Evenings however are a hot mess, so you have my sympathies. I know how hard certain times and seasons in our lives can be. No matter what I try to do ahead of time, kids are melting down on me for dinner and attention in the evening. It's rough. [/quote]

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