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[quote=Anonymous]I am currently a 42yo SAHM of 3 kids. I have one in preschool and two in elementary. I have been home and out of the workforce for the last 5 years. My background is in finance/accounting so I have some skills that are employable. I am confident I can find a job but I expect pay will be low. I used to earn 200k before I stopped working. DH earns a seven figure income. He was earning high six when I stopped working. We do not need my income and I would need flexible hours. Next year I will have one kid in preschool, one in elementary and one in middle school.

I have always been the default parent. I took all the snow days, sick days, morning and evenings. We used to have a full time nanny plus preschool plus housekeeper who cooked for us and I couldn’t make it work. I felt burned out because despite having all this help, I never had a moment of rest.

Time off would be a huge adjustment if I went back to work. We travel every long weekend, school break and summer. I’m also very active at school- pta and room parent.

Would you try to go back to work if you were me?

I hope this does not become another mommy war thread. Looking for advice.[/quote]

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