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[quote=Anonymous]I’m not sure why people are saying “it gets better.”  I am 10+ years in and the problems you are complaining about don’t really get better.  (For me, its gotten worse—the only people more overworked than senior associates are junior partners.). Its not an issue of the kids needing supervision—its more about the number of hours in the day and as they age, their needs are much more specific and less likely to be fulfilled by a hired professional.  So i think its more about making sure you are maximizing your time.  Eliminate things like driving around for pickups if possible. Figure out how to make billed hours = worked hours or as close as possible.  Outsource whatever you can.  Also, ive decided that i can have two of the following three things:  kids, lawyer job, personal life and interests.  I view my kids as my break from my job and my job as my break from the kids.  They are each “me” time in that i chose them. 
Everyone is different however and i do know people who manage to do it all and still train for marathons.  Dont ask me how.[/quote]

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