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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I hope OP can ignore the ridiculous and petty comments from SAH crew...

First, I agree with posters that it matters this isn't an open-ended thing, but tied to specific financial goals and time-limited.

Second, in my case, it worked better to work late-late. My little guy was a morning dude. I'd get up and have some fun silly time with him and then get into the office. I liked having those memories through the long day. There may be an equivalent of this that gets you a little more time with your LO.

Third, in my case, I did not spend my weekends on housework or cooking. We lived off of "instant" meals from Trader Joes and cheapo soup meals from crockpot. My DH and I had a system where he ran a load of laundry each evening and my job was to empty dryer (throw clean clothes into various clean piles) and switch laundry from washing machine to dryer. His job was also loading the dishwasher and we'd both put things away and talk about our days. In other words, I made weekends about my son, taking him to the playground, crawling around with him, etc. At one point, DH got sick and we ate off of paper plates. I was fine with it; you do what you have to do.

Lastly, there is no perfect combination out there. I know SAH moms who are bored, angry (I mean not the ones cranking on this listserv), and I don't think they are very good moms to their kids, despite the fact they are home with them, because they don't play with them or laugh at their goofy little ways. Every family finds what works for them.
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You sound defensive.

There is a ton of daylight behind being a stay at home.mom and working at a job where you maybe see your child ten hours tops per week.[/quote]

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