Will I regret ending my career to stay home with ES age kids?

[Anonymous]

I’m a SAHM and my kids have always respected me. My husband and my family all value what I do for the family. They’re the only ones that matter.

[Anonymous]

Sahm is going out of style

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sahm is going out of style

Maybe it should be back in style because the kids are not ok.

[Anonymous]

Yes. I've seen the other side of this.

[Anonymous]

I greatly regret giving up my career years ago.
DH’s earnings have gone down but his already long hours have increased. We are now paycheck to paycheck, which is a situation we never anticipated, and it is hard.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Check out the thread in the tween/teen forum about if kids who are older respect their SAH parents. The hardcore SAH parents claim they do but that's not the majority opinion.

This is so interesting - I will check that out. My 8 year old is desperate for a SAHM and most of her friends have one.

Most tweens/teens go through a period of disrespecting their parents regardless of whether they SAH or not.

Both of mine never did.

[Anonymous]

I would stay with your career if you like it and have some autonomy. I was making a little more than you with 2 kids much younger when I had a few fantastical notions about staying home with them. Then, my DH became a SAHD due to a layoff and lower salary. My income has doubled since then and I have had a great career--it has been challenging and I have been through some tough times, but I have never regretted it. When I think about it years later, it was unquestionably the right decision and also pretty apparent for me at the time. I got lucky of course with my DH being willing to stay home.

[Anonymous]

Based on my SAHM friends who are now in their early 50s and empty nesters: yes, you will regret it.