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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I cannot believe how many people in this thread are living these fantasy lives. Pre-pandemic when people were not WFH, this is exactly the schedule my husband and I had. It's also the schedule I know most families with dual working parents had. Now its like everyone is making 7 figures and works 10 - 3 and can do 3:15 school pickup.[/quote]

Even before Covid I didn’t know a soul who left their kid at daycare/aftercare until 6pm. Parents shifted schedules so one dropped off and one picked up. [/quote]

Then you clearly weren't at my daycare/aftercare program. For those that live near/outside the Beltway with jobs in DC it was not unusual. [/quote]

That's pretty sad. I guess that's a silver lining of Covid then. I wouldn't live somewhere where both parents had a commute like that, certainly not in this day. [/quote]

NP. I guess you are not aware of the real estate market then. I 'm not local to this board, but I live an hour from my job in Big City, because I can actually afford to live in Former Small Exurb.

OP-it would help to really simplify weeknight dinners. Make a 1 or 2 week rotating schedule, stock up on the weekend, and keep meal prep-cooking to a minimum during the week. That leaves more time with the kids.[/quote]

So get a WFH job and stop commuting to “Big City.”[/quote]

Not everyone can WFH you tone deaf people! Physicians, teachers, child psychologists, too many more to list…[/quote]

Those jobs exist in the suburbs. Why do people pretend the structure of their life happened by accident and they have no choice?[/quote]
That doesn't mean you can waltz right in and get the job in the plum suburban location. Perhaps the opening available to you it's in the city. And perhaps the formerly affordable city is no longer so and now you have to live in the former small exurb.[/quote]

In the current economic climate, it’s pretty easy to alter your job situation to something more favorable to your family. Schools and medical offices are desperate. WFH is everywhere too. [/quote]

Yeah you're right, it's so easy, why didn't I think of it before?[/quote]

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