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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Thank you all so much for the supportive replies. It's nice to know I am not alone or crazy for wanting to keep my kid home another year. I am considering sending my son to Stevens now because I might be able to adjust my work hours such that I can be an "after school mom". Still torn though. My lingering concerns:

1 - We've also worked VERY hard to get him off a nap schedule (so he goes to bed at 7:30 with big brother) so I am worried about regressing back to a 9:30pm bedtime with a mandatory nap time there.

2 - [b]Husband and I have never negotiated who takes the kids on their sick days or professional development days. How do people handle this? 4 hour/4 hour split? Lots of fighting? What if you have limited PTO? We have come to rely on having the littlest one's nanny step in for ALL of those days.[/b] [/quote]

You seem a thoughtful person and good communicator. I would be SHOCKED if you and your husband are at odds when your kid gets sick. The "what do we do about sick days" issue is not going to go away if you keep the kid home. The first year in school is a crash course in viruses and germs. There is no way around it. The sooner your kid develops immunities the better.

You may have to scramble and take more sick days. You may even have to find last minute babysitters. All of those options will be cheaper than keeping the nanny on payroll. If you invest that $20k in a 529 (probably more, but being conservative) you'll have @$60k for college. Obviously this isn't a purely financial decision, but it has to at least be a consideration I would assume.[/quote]

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