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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How do you manage emotionally?

I just started a job at which I routinely work 70-80 hour weeks and I see my toddler only a couple of hours 2 or 3 days a week and then one day a weekend.  I am under contract for a year and am doing this to help us save for a downpayment and be able to maybe put something in a college fund for her.  People here are also well connected, so maybe I can get on someone's good side and they can use their connections to help me one day.  DH and I both come from generations of rural poverty and are the first to try to break out.

It makes sense for me to be here and my child will benefit.  But is so hard not seeing my baby, sleeping very little, and being tired all the time. For the moms who work long hours, whether at "top" jobs or because you have two regular jobs, what helps you feel better about not seeing your kids very much?  What coping mechanisms and family plans do you make to work around the job and still have quality (if low quantity) time?[/quote]

My answer: co-sleep. The intimacy is nourishing for everyone. Even if you only do this on the weekends, it could make you feel better.
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