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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I guess it depends on what you think a successful career is. My DH is a big law partner. He works somewhere between 60-80 hours a week plus travels to see clients. I work a normal 9-5 job with a lot of flexibility from home. We have 3 kids (5 years apart from start to finish). It’s a lot. I do a lot. We don’t have a nanny or any family near by. We have great friends and a network of people we can count on if need be.

When everything aligns and there is daycare and school things go ok. If something goes awry then it’s like a house of cards and everything comes tumbling down. [/quote]

It also depends on what you think a successful parent-child relationship looks like.

Honestly, it's not so hard with three young kids, especially if they're in the same daycare. It's when they're older, playing multiple sports, and out of school in the summer that life becomes hard. Add in random teacher work-day/half-days, etc.  You really have to spend time building relationships with parents of other kids, and learn the very delicate balance of leaning on stay-at-home parents in emergency situations/carpools.[/quote]

+1 to this. We have 4 and I found working full time was much easier when they were little and we had a nanny. She also helped with laundry, dinners etc. I’ve gone part time now that my kids are older because of all the half days, summers, sports and school activities. Plus piles and piles of laundry!! I agree with with previous posters have said it really depends on what you consider a successful career/or parenting. For me I really enjoy being a mom and want to be very involved. My career is a dead end in my current position but it has so much flexibility that it’s worth it. [/quote]

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