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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It’s possible. I have leaned way in after my first was born. My husband and I both have no ability to WFH. They are long days but make it work by utilizing every minute and being highly efficient. We use aftercare at school and cook easy meals. Kids play one sport per season (if at all).

Kids are 2,6 and 9. [/quote]

You’re still at the easy ages for sports and activities. It’ll be much harder when your kids are 7, 11 and 14 if you allow them to continue playing sports or participate in extra curriculars. There will be more practices, more games and more conflicts.

I have 3 and the easiest time to be a two parent working family was when all of them were 9 and under. Sure we were tired and the days were long, but it was doable. The youngest didn’t have any commitments and the older two were minimal. Day care/school/after care covered most of the needs and then we’d have maybe one evening activity.

Now the 3 are active tweens/early teens. They all are in a sport now, but the practices/games are 4x a week, at different times and places. We don’t have any local family or paid help and even though I have a flexible schedule, I lean heavily on carpools and other families to get them to their activities.
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I am curious if PP has girls. We have three boys, now 12, 13, and 15. There is more driving and carpooling so the schedule can look and feel hectic but for me it feels easier than the younger years when they were constantly getting into something, making messes, and less self-sufficient. The 24/7 management of them was actually more time-consuming and draining than all the driving around. Now, they are in charge of dishes and keeping their rooms clean, and importantly, they are much less naturally destructive than they once were.[/quote]

I’m the above poster and have a mix of girls and boys. My tolerance was higher for little kid messes, so messy projects, toys out, etc didn’t bother me much. We also had time to clean it up together. You are right that there are a lot less of those messes now and they are responsible for cleaning them up. [/quote]

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