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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m in big law and my my husband and I split shift — I get to hang with kid in morning until nanny arrives at 8:30, and he’s home by 5 and puts her to bed by 7:30.  Some evenings I don’t see my daughter ... which, to be honest, I actually prefer to seeing her for 15 minutes right before bed, as that invariably tends to rile her up and make bedtime harder. It also gives me some freedom to knock more work out between 5 and 9 pm (and have dinner at my desk, I’ll usually order enough for my and my husband) and actually have some time to spend with my husband/watch mindless tv/sleep.  On days that I don’t have too much to finish, I’ll come home earlier and then log back on for an hour in the evening. I also try to be somewhat productive during my kid’s naps on weekends, as that usually allows me to come home on the early end on Mondays.  It’s been working well for us, though I only get 2 hours a day with my daughter and sometimes wish for more.  I’m not sure it’ll be possible with a second kiddo, might be too hard to handle both at one time? May not work as the kids get older and dinner together becomes more important. I assume I’ll reduce my schedule to 80 or 90% then to take some of the pressure off. 
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This is excellent advice.  [/quote]

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