How did parenthood change your relationship with work? For the men and women

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Since we've had our first 5 months ago I've had to be extra diligent in scheduling meetings in the morning and evenings.

There's not much time I get to spend with the little one. Baby wakes up at 7, I try to go to work at 7:30 to get 30 minutes with him. In the evening I try to get home at 6 so I can catch him for 2 hours before he goes to bed at 8. Wouldn't want to miss any of this time to be on a call with a client. Any meeting that needs to happen in the morning or evening will have to be before 7am or after 8pm. I respectfully reinforce this with my employer and clients, they seem to be very understanding, especially in corporate where a lot of people are parents themselves..

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