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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]NP here.  Both DH and I have full time jobs- work 50-60 hours per week.  We have two DDs- one is 3 and the other is 4.  Have had the same nanny since the first was born.  She cooks for us twice a week and does the groceries.  She also does the kids laundry.  We also have a weeknight babysitter Monday through Thursday who relieves her at 5pm and stays until 7:30pm.  That way we aren't rushing home in crazy traffic.  Kids have eaten dinner and are bathed and in their pajamas when we get home.  [b]We get an hour with them, reading books and talking about their day.
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Weekends are sacred family time.  But since laundry, cooking, groceries have all been done during the week, and we have cleaning service that takes care of the cleaning, weekends are free and clear for family time only.[/quote]

Shocked people haven't jumped all over this.  [/quote]

I'm jumping all over it because it shouldn't be this way.  It shouldn't be mandatory to put so much time into work to make it that you barely have any time for other things like your own kids.

Company culture needs to change and those at the top could change it but they are the issue.  Most of them don't want to spend time with their spouse or family they would rather be working and the cycle will continue[/quote]

I am the PP who wrote this.  DH and I have demanding jobs.  But we spend a couple hours with them in the mornings - playing, getting ready for school, breakfast and morning drop offs.  I attend every field trip and school function.  Not sure why a PP said to "jump all over" my post.  We enjoy our morning time with the kids and then again in the evening when we get home.  We rarely get a babysitter to watch them over the weekend.  And we don't park them in front of the TV when we are home- we spend every second of non-work time with them.  Our kids are happy and thriving.[/quote]

Your are in almost exactly the same boat as me.  I think the time my husband and I spend with the kids (including the weekends, where we don't work) is very quality time.  I have some friends who spend more hours near their kids but don't seem to interact with them as much.  Different strokes for different folks - someone always wants to judge.  Just keep doing what works for you.[/quote]

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