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[quote=Anonymous]I am at the finishing end (two teenagers now) of having worked in a demanding law firm job and raised my kids with my DH also in a demanding job.  What we did was (1) both of us took maternity/paternity leave at the beginning so we had a parent at home for the first 6 months (highly recommend!!) (2) nanny for sure (3) both parents on board to make it work.  That means that all decisions take into account both partners career situations throughout the process.  If there is a problem with child care, for example, we would both check our schedules for that day and figure out who could more easily take off.  If we both needed to be at the office, we would sometimes split the day (one go in super early and work 6-1 and the other go in for the afternoon/evening, for example).  We were able to make it work well because neither one of us was trying to cover all the time off you need.  Also, don't feel like you will never see your kid(s).  We are a very close family (and have very high levels of coparenting).  [/quote]

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