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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It’s not sustainable without a nanny or having kids in all day and extended day arrangements.  We’ve been trying it for 4 years with no help and I’m about to start winding down with a plan to stay home again. It’s sad that part time work arrangements seem almost impossible to find.  [/quote]

I’ve worked 8:30-5:30 for 25+ years. Drop kids at daycare or school and then picked them up for 20yrs. It is sustainable when you don’t have any other choice. Plenty of people do this every day. [/quote]

So your kids spent like 8-6 in childcare? I get it is sustainable (probably with some negative side effects) if you have no other choice, but I think most people (especially now that workplaces are offering more flexibility) do not aspire to this lifestyle. And I especially can’t imagine kids of a former SAHM transitioning to this well. [/quote]

I don't think that PP said it was "aspirational" nor is that what OP asked for. She asked what people do as a practical matter. The PP shared one common example. It's not everyone's experience (I am a WFH PP above, so it's not even my experience) but I don't think you need to be so judgmental about it.

Also aftercare varies. Ours has clubs, sports you can sign up for. It's not some kind of bad monolith like some make it out to be. Not necessarily that different than being shuttled to an afterschool activity by a SAHM or nanny.[/quote]

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