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[quote=Anonymous]My DH and I both work those kinds of hours (but don't make that kind of money; thus neither of us quitting is really an option).   It is do-able but hard for us, especially since a nanny is just bit too much expense on our budget.  We try to stagger our schedules (so that kid spends no more than 8 hours/day in daycare) and have a couple of trustworthy babysitters we can call when the shit hits the fan.  Just last week, we realized he hadn't updated our shared calendar before I booked a worktrip, and we were both scheduled to be travelling for the same day; something had to give.

If going parttime was an option for either of us, I think we'd take it in a heartbeat.  But it's not, for a variety of reasons.  If we made enough money that one of us could quit entirely, I don't think I would.  I LIKE my job and my career.  My daughter seems to be thriving.  And if our weekends are hectic, it's mostly fun.  And, if something happened to either of us, the other has a good job and the life insurance payment and would pull through okay.

Another thought:  depending on your field/employer, they may be more willing to consider a parttime slot after you have been there a year or two and you're a known quantity.  My office's policy is that, absent extraordinary circumstances, they won't even consider letting someone go parttime until they've been here 2 years.  [/quote]

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