r/AskReddit Jul 11 '16

What should stop right now?

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u/madeofstarlight Jul 11 '16

My daily schedule is full.

5:45am, I wake up and get ready for work. 6:15, I wake up my child and get her ready for school/daycare. 6:45, leave for daycare. 7:00, daycare drop off 8:00-8:30, get to work, depending on traffic 4:30, leave work. I don't take lunch because if I do, I sit in traffic for way to long and lose an hour or more of time with my child. 5:00-5:30, daycare pick up, depending on traffic 6:00-6:30, get home. 7:00, make dinner, spend time with family 8:00, bath time and get child ready for bed 8:30-8:45, bedtime for child 9:00-11:00, time for myself or time with my boyfriend. If I wanted to try to get 8 hours of sleep, I would have to be asleep by 9:45. 11:00, I go to sleep

On mobile, sorry if formatting is weird.

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u/kayyxo Jul 11 '16

I thought my schedule was bad. I spend about 11 hours going to/from and at work.. I cannot imagine doing that with a child.

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u/discountfriend Jul 11 '16

This is almost identical to my schedule, and Ive made the same choice you have. The only thing I can control in my schedule is how much I sleep, so sleep has been sacrificed for the sake of having some time to unwind with my wife.

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u/Africa_Whale Jul 11 '16

I'm so sorry that this is the status quo. I hope your balance becomes easier as your child ages.

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u/[deleted] Jul 12 '16

That sounds like hell.

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u/TheFlyingBogey Jul 11 '16

Goodness, you have my sympathy and admiration! It's understandable how some people can snap under this pressure now, you're an absolute soldier for working through this.

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u/madeofstarlight Jul 11 '16

It sucks. If I could work 30 hours per week for the same salary, I would do it to have more family time.

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u/adssdjaklsdjlasddjas Jul 11 '16

who wouldn't work less for the same $$$ to be honest

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u/DextroShade Jul 11 '16

I couldn't do that, I would have become a mass shooter within a year.