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[quote=Anonymous]After two months back at work from my second maternity leave, I am seriously considering leaving my job to SAH. I hate how much more chaotic and stressful our family life has been since I've been back at work. DH and I are stretched so thin. This just isn't what we want our life to be like.

I have a demanding job that I don't particularly enjoy, but I do like making money and contributing to the family finances. If I quit, our HHI drops significantly from around 600K to around 150K. That's obviously a huge hit and will require a major lifestyle adjustment. Other relevant circumstances - we don't have a mortgage, we have significant savings, and we plan to send our children to our neighborhood public school.

I know I could leave my current job for something less demanding, and I will try to do that ASAP if I stay in the workforce. I just think a different job (even a true 9-5) wouldn't improve our family life that much. We'd still be dealing with the same chaotic two hours between leaving the office and bedtime that I feel like is at the root of our unhappiness with our current arrangement.

If I change jobs, our HHI will likely be somewhere around 300K - maybe 400K. It is difficult to work part time in my field, and my best bet for doing that would be staying in my current job and trying to adjust my hours (although there's no guarantee that my employer would go for that).

Would I be crazy to SAH?[/quote]

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