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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What is your spouse willing to add to their plate to support you? If husband is in government, he should have sick/annual leave available to cover kid appointments and days off - will he take on those days/duties on to support your transition? Will he help manage the household help?

Your plan is doable, but only if your husband is actually willing to do substantially more household management - especially in the first 1-2 years as you re-build your skills and your reputation at the new firm.[/quote]

+1. The key is that you need to split all the household stuff equally with him since you will be working equal hours (or, let's be honest, you may be working more hours than he is). Let go of the mindset that the household stuff is "yours." Figure out who will be "on call" for illness, and divide up the sports stuff, doctor appointments, etc between you. He can take formal leave for this stuff - let him. DH and I are both GS-15 government lawyers and this is how we have made it work. At least two days a week working from home helps tremendously too.[/quote]

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