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What is it like, having children and working such a demanding job?

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What is it like, having children and working such a demanding job?

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“In one way it is encouraged a lot [by the office]. We can work from home. If you need to be home with sick kids, we have the tools to do that and so forth. But it’s really difficult. You don’t have enough time for yourself. Then of course you have the Swedish system where you have daycare. We are lucky because we have grandmas and granddads that help us out, too. It’s not an easy thing. It’s really hysterical. It’s also the Swedish culture that brings it to a crazy level, because you’re expected to manage this all by yourself. In the States, for example, there’s a completely different understanding of using help. In Sweden, there’s a culture of managing everything yourself, you should never let others clean for you and so on. If you need to buy help, it’s very expensive. You’re supposed to paint your house yourself! Even our [IKEA] furniture we are expected to build ourselves! I know, it’s funny, but I’m not joking. We have a situation that’s not really tenable in the long run. But no

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