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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m a non supervisory gs14 and make $150 and work 40 hours per week. I telework 4 days per week. I have a 3 year old. When she’s a bit older, I’ll kick it up and refocus on my career. For now, I am very grateful. [/quote]

It really doesn’t get better when they’re older. I am out to 9pm every night driving my kids to activities and sports — and they don’t even do travel (we do have 2 kids so maybe one and done works better). [/quote]

+1 kids under 6 are the easiest. I once school starts, it is worse. This is a shock for most people. [/quote]

Agree! When I first had my kid, there was a lot of debate among friends about whether it is best to stay home while they were young and then return to work. A been-there-done-that friend with older kids warned me that she felt she needed the most flexibility when her kids were old enough to have activities off campus during the week…starting maybe about 2nd or 3rd grade, until they went to middle/high and were doing in school activities right on campus. Even then…depending what your kid is in to, it could be hard.

To all the new moms out there…consider this possibility. It may be best to build your career and your wealth now while your kid’s day is just drop off and pick up once a day, and save the flexible/part-time job for when your kid gets a little older. I can’t tell you how thankful I am that I did this now that I have 9 year old that needs me after school. I’ve scaled back to part-time but with a much higher consulting rate and a sizable amount of money growing in my 401k. [/quote]

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