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[quote=Anonymous]OP, you can't have it both ways.  You can't decide to go back to work but not trust nannies.  If you're going to work, you need to be able to put your trust in the people who watch your children.

Also, you may have chosen your job poorly.  Those of us who stayed in the workforce have often chosen jobs based on how flexible they are.  Many of us took lower salaries and lower titles in order to have the work-life balance.  And many of us also did so because our spouses/co-parents have little flexibility and someone has to be the default parent.

My ex gets deployed a lot (3-8 months a year) so I had to mommy-track myself.  I miss my old career - it was better paid and more interesting and fulfilling - but I couldn't maintain the hours and the travel without a full-time co-parent helping out.  Something had to give.  Most full-time working moms know that something has to give - it's either husband's schedule, your schedule or you get a nanny who hangs at home with your kid.[/quote]

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