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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Grow up. You had a family. Move her aftercare to the Y, they close at 6:30. Then rearrange your schedules so that someone gets her by 6:30. That's what the rest of us do. [/quote]

Maybe they are police officers or other shift workers who don't have much control over hours.[/quote]

Working in downtown DC and living in Arlington?  Doubt it.[/quote]

ER docs then?[/quote]

My husband is a fed attorney and he acts like he has to stay at work until unpredictable times each night, often getting home between 6:45 and 7:45. If he had to leave reliably each day at 5:15, which is when he'd have to leave for 6pm pick-up, he would complain endlessly. He leaves at that time maybe 2x a week max, and acts like it's a big and noticeable deal. It seems to me like it's very important to him to be one of the last people there each night, and when I suggest he adapt an earlier and more consistent schedule he freaks out (he frequently doesn't leave the house until 8:45 or 9). If we were both this way, as I suspect OP and spouse are, it would be unworkable. It's MY flexibility that makes it work...someone has to have some flex.

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That is frustrating. I'm a government attorney too, and often work more than 40 hours a week. But I can do a good bit of that at home after the kids go to bed. Is that an option for him? Or does he care about the face time? FWIW, my bosses know I work at home at night and get my work done.[/quot

I wish telework was an option. But his boss frowns upon it and FaceTime does seem important. Thankfully he can be home for pick up with planning but the inconsistency is rough and some times things pop up that we haven't planned. It does seem like most moms at his office leave early and he either isn't comfortable with that or feels it would look bad. What a load of crap in 2017! I also didn't mean gov attorneys don't work hard, I know they do, it's just that I know some have more regular hours than others and I wish my DH was one of them often! [/quote]

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