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[quote=Anonymous]My kids are 9 and 12. I *was* sleep deprived in the early years and truthfully have rarely felt truly rested since then since I ended up the default parent on weekends. (Long story, and my spouse is really helpful in other aspects of parenting.) But at the same time, we also survived. And I never felt like we had made a mistake. Both DH and I have longish commutes, and he was really resentful of the extra time neighborhood friends had with their spouses and kids because at least one parent worked very close to home.

We don't have local family, although my mother (essentially) lived with us from the time our first was 5 months to about 15 months. Then DC1 went to a day care center recommended by neighborhood friends. The day care was amazing, but also expensive. It was less than my salary, so I felt we were still coming out ahead, especially when thinking about continued retirement investment.

With DC2, we had a nanny for a couple of months until a spot opened at the day care where DC1 was.

DH had always gone into work earlier than I did, and that sort of staggered schedule has really helped. I take care of all the morning stuff, and he does all the afternoon and evening stuff. So he ended up becoming the parent who checks homework and oversees music practice, etc.[/quote]

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