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double biglaw with kid AMA

Post by DELG » Sat Jan 07, 2017 12:15 am

I've not billed about 9 hours in the past 48 so my recommendations will center around not becoming me

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Re: double biglaw with kid AMA

Post by lurklaw » Sat Jan 07, 2017 12:24 am

what's your reservation price?

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Re: double biglaw with kid AMA

Post by TLSModBot » Sat Jan 07, 2017 12:25 am

What is double biglaw

It sounds harder than regular biglaw

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Re: double biglaw with kid AMA

Post by DELG » Sat Jan 07, 2017 12:41 am

lurklaw wrote:what's your reservation price?
on the kid? very low

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Re: double biglaw with kid AMA

Post by DELG » Sat Jan 07, 2017 12:42 am

Capitol_Idea wrote:What is double biglaw

It sounds harder than regular biglaw
both parents in biglaw so in other words raising a feral child

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Re: double biglaw with kid AMA

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DELG wrote:
Capitol_Idea wrote:What is double biglaw

It sounds harder than regular biglaw
both parents in biglaw so in other words raising a feral child
just do have daycare/school and nanny raise it with money you don't have

works for us

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Re: double biglaw with kid AMA

Post by DELG » Sat Jan 07, 2017 12:27 pm

Capitol_Idea wrote:
DELG wrote:
Capitol_Idea wrote:What is double biglaw

It sounds harder than regular biglaw
both parents in biglaw so in other words raising a feral child
just do have daycare/school and nanny raise it with money you don't have

works for us
preschool au pair and grandparents we have so much coverage

and yet she was at my office until 10:30 last night

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Re: double biglaw with kid AMA

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DELG wrote:
Capitol_Idea wrote:
DELG wrote:
Capitol_Idea wrote:What is double biglaw

It sounds harder than regular biglaw
both parents in biglaw so in other words raising a feral child
just do have daycare/school and nanny raise it with money you don't have

works for us
preschool au pair and grandparents we have so much coverage
see the kid will be fine

honestly I debate the value of we biglaw parents being too involved with our kids

what if they turn out like us

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Re: double biglaw with kid AMA

Post by DELG » Sat Jan 07, 2017 12:30 pm

my kid is DEF going to be a lawyer when she grows up. she really had no chance. she's a huge nerd and plays "work" all the time which involves filling legal pads with scribbles.

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Re: double biglaw with kid AMA

Post by DrRighteous » Sat Jan 07, 2017 12:33 pm

My oldest plays work my putting a soft-sided cloth bag on his head and saying "type type type" while waving his hands wildly.

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Post by DrRighteous » Sat Jan 07, 2017 12:34 pm

I think that means he is going to be a dentist.

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Post by DELG » Sat Jan 07, 2017 1:02 pm

DrRighteous wrote:I think that means he is going to be a dentist.
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DrRighteous wrote:I think that means he is going to be a dentist.
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Re: double biglaw with kid AMA

Post by anyriotgirl » Sat Jan 07, 2017 2:25 pm

what costs more per month, child or (double) student loans?
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Re: double biglaw with kid AMA

Post by DELG » Sat Jan 07, 2017 2:29 pm

anyriotgirl wrote:what costs more per month, child or (double) student loans?
child by a lot

$22k/yr preschool
$13k au pair wages
$9k au pair agency fee

plus au pair room and board in downtown DC, which is probably an extra $20k/yr for extra bedroom food etc

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Re: double biglaw with kid AMA

Post by anyriotgirl » Sat Jan 07, 2017 2:36 pm

DELG wrote:
anyriotgirl wrote:what costs more per month, child or (double) student loans?
child by a lot

$22k/yr preschool
$13k au pair wages
$9k au pair agency fee

plus au pair room and board in downtown DC, which is probably an extra $20k/yr for extra bedroom food etc
is the au pair also teaching a language or just providing childcare?
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Re: double biglaw with kid AMA

Post by DELG » Sat Jan 07, 2017 3:12 pm

anyriotgirl wrote:
DELG wrote:
anyriotgirl wrote:what costs more per month, child or (double) student loans?
child by a lot

$22k/yr preschool
$13k au pair wages
$9k au pair agency fee

plus au pair room and board in downtown DC, which is probably an extra $20k/yr for extra bedroom food etc
is the au pair also teaching a language or just providing childcare?
she makes jello shots?

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Re: double biglaw with kid AMA

Post by anyriotgirl » Sat Jan 07, 2017 3:15 pm

DELG wrote:
anyriotgirl wrote:
DELG wrote:
anyriotgirl wrote:what costs more per month, child or (double) student loans?
child by a lot

$22k/yr preschool
$13k au pair wages
$9k au pair agency fee

plus au pair room and board in downtown DC, which is probably an extra $20k/yr for extra bedroom food etc
is the au pair also teaching a language or just providing childcare?
she makes jello shots?
I couldn't come up with a non rude way to ask if it was a fancy language or a heritage language :oops:
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Re: double biglaw with kid AMA

Post by DELG » Sat Jan 07, 2017 3:16 pm

both the au pair and i speak german. i just checked if kid can count to 10. she sorta can.

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Re: double biglaw with kid AMA

Post by cakerusk » Thu Jan 12, 2017 10:25 pm

This thread made me LOL! Can't wait for my kids to play "work" on my legal pads :lol:

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Re: double biglaw with kid AMA

Post by DELG » Thu Jan 26, 2017 7:17 pm

teleconferenced into the pediatrician appt today

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