Want to feel like a big old slacker? Then check these families out.
The article from the South Florida Sun-Sentinel looks at families with twins or triplets, and sometimes other kids, who balance a full family slate with a full time job. Many of the parents profiled are high achievers as well. One made partner at her law firm right before the birth of her twins, for example.
There are some lessons here for everybody, I think, no matter how many kids you have or whether or not you work outside the home.
All these women talk about the importance of their support network. The lawyer who made partner created a group of fellow lawyers who could pinch hit for each other in court, for example. Another, a therapist who works with mentally ill kids, rearranges her schedule so her husband can be there during the day and she does duty at night. And all of them talk about the importance of their spouse's stepping up too. One dad ended up taking 11 sick days the first year his wife went back to work after the birth of their triplets, and other dads shoulder half the housework or sometimes most of the burden of being the stay-at-home parent.
And all of them cite the importance of working in being good role models for their kids. Many also found lots of support in a parents of multiples group.
If you manage this, you're my idol. And what is your secret weapon to get it all done?
