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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]9 to 5 has been standard for so many decades and it’s actually less than in other eras. What I can’t figure out is how you all have no time. We work full time and our only household help is an every other week house cleaner. We have three kids. We have time every single day to go to the gym and do family activities. We spend a couple of weekend hours on grocery shopping, prep for the upcoming week and laundry but that leaves us tons of time for activities and hobbies. [/quote]

Interesting, post your schedule.

Everyone finishes work and gets home around 6pm — you have time for making and eating dinner, kids activities and your own gym all within 4 hours?

I’m guessing your kids have many nights no activities and no homework? Hard to see how you make it work. Before or after dinner two of the 3 will have somewhere to be. Carpool would help for some activities but we don’t live near anyone so we haven’t had any luck setting that up. 
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Doesn’t sound like work is your problem. Sounds like you over schedule your free time with activities. But I’ll play

5:20 wake up
6:00 gym
7:30 - 8:00 leave for work
4:30 - 5:00 home from work
Dinner and prep for next day
Kids activities/spouse gym
Family activities/bedtime activities/free time from ~8-10 on activity nights and from ~6:30 to 10 on non activity nights
Bed by 10:30

Some years it’s a bit different depending on the activities my kids are in. It’s easiest when they are school based because everyone is home by 6:15 and dinner is done by 7:15. 
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A lot if people don’t function well on 6.5 hours of sleep. It’s great that you do. It sounds like you must have a quick commute and be skipping lunch to be able to work an 8 hour day where you are leaving for work at 7.30/8am and home by 4.30/5pm. [/quote]

Agree.  I would be guilty of time card fraud if I worked that schedule and was paid as a full-time employee.  [/quote]

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