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[quote=Anonymous]the obvious solution here is that he goes in later since he has to work later that day and he does drop off that day.

For all of you saying find later childcare, childcare is a HUGE problem right now. Many centers have reduced hours, many have closed, there arent enough spaces or enough teachers. And sure if you make 250k+ you can likely solve that problem with $$ but the majority of the world- including within DC metro- cant just throw money at problems.

I personally try to limit the amount of time my child was in care because regardless of the care type or situation, he didnt do well with more than 8 hours. Even in elementary school, we avoid camps longer than 8 hours. He's a high energy kid but can get overloaded sensory-wise and after lots of meltdowns at home we realized they always happened on longer days. A good friend of mine has kids that can be in care for 10+ hours per day (630-5) and they are fine.

OP I have a meeting that is with external coworkers that I cant move. Normally I work 630-4 (pickup included) but one day a week I need to be on a call during pickup time so my husband works 6-12 that day and takes leave so he can do PT- needs it post surgery- and then does pick up. He used to work 530-130 but had issues with afternoon meetings once he got higher on the ladder and couldn't leave at 130 every day. And yes he woke up at 410 and was in DC, in his office by 530 and he wasnt even the first person there. Agencies with military are used to early hours.

There are going to be some learning curves with your particular kid, how you all function as parents and partners, and you might not even have the same jobs in 2-3 years. You need to be able to work these things out and he needs to be realistic about how much/how little needs to change. My husband has had 3 different jobs since our kid was born. One included a commute from Columbia to Alexandria 5 days a week until we moved. You both are going to need to be adjustable but it will take both of you.

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