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Not only am I not a SAHM, I work 7 days a week, as does my husband. We seem to do ok with our son, and don't have a nanny or anyone else to help us with care. Chad works 430am-130pm. My hours vary, but generally I'm gone from 8am-9pm. On weekends, we are both skydiving instructors.
We had no desire for the baby thing at all, we wanted older kids. Since it's summer, our son (who's 15) is volunteering at a summer camp during the day and has football practice 3 evenings a week. On weekends, he's very active at the dropzone with us, earning money by being dropzone 'gopher', he's learning to pack parachutes, and he edits videos as well.
It's pretty rare that our son is home alone more than an hour, and he's a really responsible kid. If there are any issues, there is a neighbor family who adopted years ago and have said they're always there if he needs anything. Last Thurs, we both got home late, and our son even had dinner cooked and waiting for us! He's an amazing kid.
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pre-adoptive parent to a 15 year old boy and quite happy with the choice never to give birth or deal with diapers!   
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