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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not trying to be sarcastic or judged... just in awe “ looking from the other side of the fence” and wondering how on Earth you do: 
Private school for two kids
Full time nanny 
Flexible 9-5, work from home jobs

I earnestly want to know so I can consider how to do whatever you are doing and consider career change for husband and me![/quote]

Not family money as PP said.  My husband and I both have multiple advanced degrees in the fields in which we work, we both worked our asses off before we had kids and were able to rise to the top of our professions.  Then he started his own company and I got to dictate what I wanted to do with my job.  So we're lucky enough to be very well paid but also have flexible jobs.  My in-laws are not remotely rich (my husband has paid for everything since his bike at age 12).  My parents are wealthy and paid for my college but not either of my graduate degrees and they don't give us money.  Honestly, we're very lucky.  I don't think either of us necessarily thought this is where we'd end up, but we did.  I know a ton of people who have worked their asses off their whole lives and haven't been as fortunate.  So really we're just lucky.[/quote]

OP, thanks for the candid answer. It is almost like you need mentors: coaches to guide you through life and parenting choices but people seldom talk about things like this- at least I. My age bracket. As I start planning for the future it is helpful to hear from others and find ways to sprinkle with luck my hard work-Working to pursue a Masters degree currently. May I ask what are the fields you and your husband are in? I feel every few years there are lots of which jobs have demand and which are dead ends. Sorry if I am prying too much and thank you again![/quote]

I'm a lawyer and my husband is an engineer who works in the defense industry.  I'm in a relatively specialized field and went to work for the government straight out of law school even though I made way less than my friends in private practice but after ten years there I was in high demand in the private sector and got to write my own ticket.  My husband designed a highly specialized piece of detection equipment that is used on all Navy ships.  Again, very lucky.[/quote]

So, OP, you are a lawyer in the private sector who works 9-5 and is able to telework pretty much whenever you want?  Sorry, I call BS on this. The only lawyers with that type of flexibility and hours I know of are in the government. [/quote]

Ok, I don't know why you think I'd make this up?  The teleworking is because I have clients all over the place so I never have meetings in my office.  If I do have meetings, which aren't often because with technology these days it's not usually worth the cost of flying people around, then I go to my clients or to the agency's offices.  So from my clients' perspectives they don't care if I'm sitting at a desk in my office or my home office.  You don't have to believe me, it doesn't hurt my feelings.[/quote]

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