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[quote=Anonymous]We have 3 kids and 2 FT careers. The way we make it work is by having very flexible telework jobs (I am fully remote and DH goes in like 1-2x/month). We set our own hours so we can stagger to make things work and not need crazy before/after care hours.

We also had a 5 and 8 year gap when #3 came along. So our older 2 were fully independent as far as potty training, being in school, entertaining themselves for longer periods of time, being able to do drop off play dates and activities, etc. Props to those who can handle 3 under 3 or even have them all within a 5 year period, but that is not us at all.

No family help, but we did have a nanny for a while with #3 and are willing to pay for a sitter to stay home with one kid while taking the others to do stuff. This mostly helps with getting 1:1 or 2:2 time with the older ones and not having to drag the youngest everywhere or disrupt his nap schedule. Our kids do a ton of activities that we are involved in coaching/volunteering. It’s sometimes insane and I wonder how we do it, but we just keep going.

Also cleaners every other week, outsource lawn care, live in a walkable area to avoid sitting in traffic, and we coordinate carpools with other families (we 100% so our share of driving kids around and hosting friends at our house before someone throws out the typical accusation that we must be mooching off others).

Bottom line is you need a combination of money and/or flexibility with a sufficient ability to manage some level of chaos and things not going to plan.[/quote]

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