Any moms regret quitting their jobs to stay home?

[Anonymous]

I earn about $100k working full time with a flexible schedule. I don't hate my job but don't love it. There are very few jobs in my field in the DC area. I have 2 young children and really want to be there for them when they start elementary school. I would love for one parent to be able to pick up the kids when school ends everyday. DH outearns me by a lot. He earns about $500k now but could probably earn $700-$1 million if he put in the hours.

Every other day I want to quit my job. I used to be very ambitious but my priorities have changed. My children are my #1 priority. I'm fairly certain I can find some sort of part time work/volunteer work.

Would you quit your full time job if you were me?
Anyone regret quitting your job to stay home?

[Anonymous]

If my husband made $500K and I was miserable in my job? And my kids weren't even school-aged yet? Yes, absolutely I would quit.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If my husband made $500K and I was miserable in my job? And my kids weren't even school-aged yet? Yes, absolutely I would quit.

I am not miserable at my job. Just don't love it.

[Anonymous]

Yes, I would quit for sure. I am in a similar boat with the exception being that $$ is a concern...imo you would be crazy not to...

[Anonymous]

Are you kidding me?

I halved our 5-figure income and I have no regrets.

[Anonymous]

Can you work out a part time schedule that is relatively stress free? I don't absolutely love my job, but I also think I would miss the social aspect of working if I were a full time stay at home mom. If your children are priority #1 and you have the financial resources to SAH and don't feel like you'd miss the social interaction during the day, then I say quit!

[Anonymous]

Are you concerned about losing the $$ from your income or that you will not like it?

If you have some time off take a week or two and see how it goes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Are you concerned about losing the $$ from your income or that you will not like it?

If you have some time off take a week or two and see how it goes.

Not concerned about loss of income at all. We already live way below our means. We used to live off just my salary when DH was still in school. We have a $5k mortgage and that is the only large expense we have per month. We are considering private school for our 2 children but we could afford that with DH's earnings.

[Anonymous]

Any chance you can do it part -time or something else part-time?

To me it sounds like you don't need your income, but you are worried about being bored at home. Maybe you can do something else to make site you stay engaged in things and not bored, but still be home each day when your kids get off school, especially is money is not a concern.

[Anonymous]

LOL WUT

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I earn about $100k working full time with a flexible schedule. I don't hate my job but don't love it. There are very few jobs in my field in the DC area. I have 2 young children and really want to be there for them when they start elementary school. I would love for one parent to be able to pick up the kids when school ends everyday. DH outearns me by a lot. He earns about $500k now but could probably earn $700-$1 million if he put in the hours.

Every other day I want to quit my job. I used to be very ambitious but my priorities have changed. My children are my #1 priority. I'm fairly certain I can find some sort of part time work/volunteer work.

Would you quit your full time job if you were me?
Anyone regret quitting your job to stay home?

If you quit and you hate it, you can go back to work. You can also afford to go back to school, or start a business, I am jealous. My DH is a cop, and we seriously cut our income for me to stay home. Good luck.

[Anonymous]

^^pp, sorry about all the typos (on my phone). Good luck.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Any chance you can do it part -time or something else part-time?

To me it sounds like you don't need your income, but you are worried about being bored at home. Maybe you can do something else to make site you stay engaged in things and not bored, but still be home each day when your kids get off school, especially is money is not a concern.

I am bored at work. It no longer excites me. I can't help but feel like there are better things to do with my time like spend time with my children!

I feel like I have no time for myself. Would love to work about 20 hours a week while the kids are in school, have time to work out a few times a week, cook, run errands and then be able to hang out with the kids too.

[Anonymous]

No regrets. Go for it if it makes you happy.

[Anonymous]

I regret staying home--not in the beginning, but fifteen years later, definitely. Now that my kids are older and I will soon be facing an empty nest, I realize that I no longer have marketable job skills and no measurable purpose in life beyond my kids who will soon be gone. If you go down this path, make sure you keep doors open. Looking back, I would have worked part-time instead of leaving the workforce altogether. Good luck with your decision.