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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If neither of you has the "bigger" job or more flexible job, then you should each be doing half of the drop off/pickups. If he wants to keep that meeting he needs to take drop off and go in later that morning instead. That way he has 1 drop off/4 pickups and you have 4 drop offs/1 pickup. [/quote]

[b]This.[/b]

If he doesn't take drop of that day (and go into work later) so you can go in earlier, then that's an issue.  If you jobs and careers are equally important, why do you need to be the only one being flexible? As you will have to leave work early to accommodate him.

And be prepared, there are going to be an exponential growth in kid things (during normal business hours) as the kids get older and begin school. [/quote]

YEP!

We have our usual routine- dh does drop off, I pickup in the afternoons.

But when he travels I do it all. When I have meetings in DC or Baltimore (that they run from 8-5pm ugh)- he does it all. We have a calendar on the wall where we note everything. I aim to pick the little kids up from daycare at 4pm, but some days, 5:30 is just fine. They're super happy in the evenings too, they get extra snacks and they combine classrooms/extra play time. My oldest's karate doesn't even end until 5 (karate picks up from school).

We never really argue about whose events or meetings get bumped when there's a conflict. We discuss and usually it's obvious. We both make the same, but he loves his job and I'm a manager (meaning I have more sway sometimes).

That being said, we're getting a nanny next year. We used daycare this year because it's attached to a preschool and we felt it was important for my middle child to have Pre-K and not a nanny. I can't wait for them to just *arrive* home to me versus me spending an hour picking them all up. It maximizes my quality time with the kids. Elementary school doesn't allow kids to walk home without a parent, which is our main problem. I'm teleworking but can't walk to school daily. I really wish school would let them walk the less than one block home. [/quote]

That’s ridiculous to expect a kinder to walk alone along the street. Take a 15 minute break and pick up your kid!  Drivers are all on their phone and your kid is 3 ft tall…[/quote]

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