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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Really 55 hours per week is working a lot? In the DMV? I don't think so. Did you imagine this is France?
OP, I don't know how you can make it better, it is hard.[/quote]

I’m lazy for working 40 hrs/week? I specifically got my 40-hr/week job to be able to afford to outsource and not have to do the frantic juggling OP does. Not my dream job, but I can’t complain about 145k, great benefits including generous retirement match. [/quote]

I guess I forgot that I already posted...

I could get a different job that paid more but would require me work longer hours. I wouldn't be able to get home before my son gets home and be there for him after school. So that is my choice and I am comfortable with that choice.

OP made a different choice, and that is totally cool. But being home so the kids can watch 1.5 hours of TV or use screens strikes me as an interesting choice. It saves on aftercare and lets the kids come home. It gives the kids something to do while OP is finishing her work. OP knows this is not ideal but she can't do her work while the kids are asking for her attention, which is what is likely to happen if OP turns off the screens.

OP, I would recommend an aftercare program that you like. Can the kids head to Tae Kwan Do? Get in some exercise and complete their homework while you finish working? [/quote]

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