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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Really 55 hours per week is working a lot? In the DMV? I don't think so. Did you imagine this is France?
OP, I don't know how you can make it better, it is hard.[/quote]

PP here.  55 hours a week is a lot.  I should know, I do it.  I am not blind to the fact that lots of others around here do it, too. (I am in biglaw, after all.)  My point was not that it is an absurd amount of hours (although, I think you could argue that it is, even though a lot of us do it).  My point was that that is a lot of hours to work while also trying to run 50% of a household with two small kids and minimal help.  It is one thing to be a working parent running 50% of a household when you work a 9-5.  That is hard, but doable.  It is a whole different animal when you work 55 hours/week.  I work 55 hours/week and have two small kids, but there is no way I could do that if I was also doing what the OP is trying to do--run 50% of a household with minimal help.  None of my colleagues do it--they all have spouses who work part time or lots of help.  As I noted in my post, my DH works part time, meaning he does all pickups, grocery shopping, meal prep, yard work, etc.  Also, we have house cleaners every two weeks and my kids are in aftercare.

Even with all of that, I still would not work as much as I do, except that I make a lot of money.  If I were paid less or if my husband also worked full time and could not do more than 50% of the household stuff, the only solution for me would be to work less.  Otherwise, I would have a breakdown.[/quote]

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