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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why are you alternating drop-off and pick up? Is it really impossible for one spouse to do both? Could you maybe get one parking spot near daycare, and alternate that way? A couple at my daycare does this. In the morning, she takes the bus in, he takes the car, parks it near daycare, and metros to work. At night, she metros to daycare and takes the kids home in the car, and he rides the bus.

If you could do this, you could eliminate one car payment is parking, gas, and insurance.[/quote]

As a family that alternates drop-off and pick up I will tell you that it is REALLY hard for 1 spouse to do both.  And for this family the children are in different locations.  So to drop off children 1 & 2 at daycare, child 3 at school and getting to work at a decent time and then leaving to do 2 pick ups is and get a full day of work in is close to impossible.

But - this family is also not willing to make any sacrifices (other than 2 children sharing a room) and only taking 1 vacation a year.[/quote]

I'm the PP who suggested this. I actually do both the drop-off and pick-up at two different schools. It is hard, and it may be "mommy-tracking" me (because I simply can't work late), but it's one of the sacrifices my family makes to save money, which is why I suggested it.[/quote]

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