re: Working parents with young school kids…how do you pull it off?

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I can do a work/home split. Basically leave early, finish from the house. But I’m new, not pushing that just yet. This may work though

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You answered your own question. That was easy

Make a lot of $$ and get expensive help.

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You answered your own question. That was easy

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Lol, touché. But when I said “new” I mean like last week

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LOL. Slow down there Chief.

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Lemme say, it's not in quantity of hours I say that it's more of what I get accomplished, responsibility handed to me or some I even just grab and what I take on for myself and others I work with.

We have a regular nanny but the people next door use one in the afternoon only for a few hours. She picks them up at the bus stop, makes them snacks, helps them with homework, etc. Sometimes cooks dinner for the family or gets their lunches together for following day.

Will be more than 500 bucks a month but you'd get a lot more out of it if your schedule can be adjusted such that you're making good use of the time. And the kids get to be at home, doing productive stuff with 1:2 attention (and you and your wife go straight home).

Probably what we'll do when the time comes.

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Kids are 9 & 6

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Sounds like you age out of your problems in another year.

Welcome to parenting. I wish I had sympathy for you but my situation is worse.

My kids are 3 and 6.

I drop my oldest off at school each morning. Our "nanny" (wives grandma) takes our youngest to preschool each day then picks both kids up and watches them until we get home.

We have another due in March. Not sure what we are going to do going forward.

My wife is a teacher and hopes to get in at my kids school. That would let her take them and bring them home daily.

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I do it for her and for my wife and our time together.

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It's tough, but at the end of the day, that's what it's about. Every time you get frustrated- justifiably so, I know I been there- just think of your family, esp the kids, and remember that this is for them. It's worth it in the end.

Also, keep trying to come up with creative solutions to these logistical problems. You'll figure out a way to at least mitigate them. Minor scheduling adjustments, finding a short term babysitter, whatever it takes.

Don't know your work situation, but once you establish yourself as productive and capable of managing your schedule while maintaining productivity (as I type on TD ) , most bosses will allow more flexibility to do what you have to. Esp if they are parents themselves.

We were busier than cats covering up shite. Wife got off at 230 and picked up kids. She had a job that paid less than normal for the area but had great flexibility in schedule so it worked out.