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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What specifically do you need spouse to help with? Can any of that be outsourced so you have more time for yourself? [/quote]

I’d honestly just like him to keep me company and maybe drive a kid to sports on occasion.

To answer another PP, youngest is 14. So close, but not that close. [/quote]

What are his hours like?

I feel you. My DH works long hours too and is never here in the evenings, but I enjoy the alone time. [/quote]

Never done before 7:30, often it’s 9 or later. If I could just chill I’d be okay (but still lonely) but instead I’m schlepping kids, cooking food and cleaning the kitchen.

My kids aren’t “hard” but frankly they are pretty self absorbed which I guess is she appropriate. They aren’t bad company, but they aren’t super interesting company either unless you love TikTok’s and teen drama.[/quote]

Pp here. Why are you cleaning the kitchen or even cooking food if you don’t want to? Pp here whose DH also works long hours. We hired a full time housekeeper who cooks a few meals a week. She does all the cleaning and most of the dinner cooking. If your DH has been a partner for 14 years in biglaw, you likely can afford this too. [/quote]

As long as your DH is in biglaw, these are the hours. They get paid a lot of money to essentially be on call for their clients.

My DH is in biglaw and it was/is a slog where he is just not available in the evenings because of work stuff.

My DH is not going to quit - working hard is just his personality. I finally ended up becoming a SAHP (to kids all in school) because it’s not fun to work all day and then work all night until kids don’t need me anymore. I’m happier now to have some downtime to run errands, go for a walk, etc while kids in school before picking up the afternoon/evening shift with them.

You can afford help, so find some, or use money to make things easier. And being a parent is not usually fun - my kids are amazing, but parenting is not really very fun. [/quote]

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