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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have these sort of involuntary mental reactions to - for example - social media posts from friends whose kids are in school full time but they don’t have a job/ anything they do - and they’re just doing nothing. I work crazy bananas hard and always have -[b] and make a pretty decent salary[/b]. At one point I stopped working when the kids were little - but got pretty depressed and went back. Am I just jealous of them? I don’t want to be judgmental so why does my brain do this? I’m sure it is hiding a deeper feeling and my therapist has said I need to figure out what is triggering me [/quote]

This is the difference OP. Assuming your spouses are on the same salary level, you likely have more disposable income and financial freedom than they do. That's the trade-off. I don't find giving up my career to be a SAHM to be an enviable path. Nothing against it if its what you want--just not for me. I was laid off during COVID and couldn't wait to get back to work.

Now, for those who have rich spouses or trust funds and truly live a life of leisure, that's a different story.[/quote]

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