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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]Okay, except the previous list was definitely for parents with full time jobs--hence all the items about daycare closures.[/quote]

And it was ridiculously over complicated.  Default parent does not equate to single parent.  If it does, you should not have kids, or you need a nanny.

If you are doing that entire list on a regular basis, you are likely in a "mommy tracked" position, because it leaves very little time to focus on your career.[/quote]

I'm the list person again.  I said very clearly that I do about 80% of the stuff on that list.  I was trying to list things that my spouse and I do, so the OP could think about how she would split it with her spouse. (If you need a full accounting, I can tell you what I've done recently, and what he's done!!!  For instance, he is covering the federal daycare closure tomorrow, and I'm covering preschool closure and PT conference Friday plus contributing to the teacher potluck.  I am currently pumping and handling more than our family's share of DCUM posting for the day.)

In our case, my spouse and I made a deal before we even had kids when we moved **very** close to my office.  I have a 10 minute walk to work, and he has a 75 minute metro and walking commute.  Our offices are on opposite sides of the DC area--think Bethesda and Alexandria.  Rather than trying to live in between, and both have miserable commutes and pay DC housing prices, we decided to give one person a long commute and the other person more of the day-to-day kid logistics.  It works for us, and we don't need a nanny.  [/quote]

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