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[quote=Anonymous]We are pretty happy with everyday life.

We have two kids (3 and 5).  They can be a handful, but they are sweet kids and don't have any significant medical issues.  We have a great full-time nanny who has been with us for years, and also have cleaners and a dog walker.  We are able to outsource a lot.

We live in a medium COL area and make in the $500k-600k range.  We both work full-time.  We have a fair amount of autonomy in our jobs, and we rarely work weekends or evenings.  We do have jobs that require some work on vacations, and sometimes there are late nights and weekends, but overall it is very manageable. We have both accepted that it's part of our jobs, and so we don't really get that fussed if we need to address some emails outside of 9-5 window.  The tradeoff is that I have a lot of flexibility and have no problem taking myself for a manicure on a Tuesday afternoon.  I primarily work from home, but I'm a short commute to the office (less than 15 minutes) if I need or want to come in.

Both sides of our families are local, so we have back-up support.  My family in particular steps up whenever our nanny is on vacation or needs a day off, no questions asked.

I actually enjoy the domestic side of life, and so I like meal planning and cooking and I even enjoy cleaning (sometimes!).  Frankly, I wish I had more time to do it myself.  My husband understands that he needs to muck in and keep things moving on the home front.  He gives the kids baths, wakes up with them in the night, and handles their admin as much as I do. [/quote]

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