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[quote=Anonymous]I had no desire for my kids to be in a rat race from birth. We didn't want them to have to commute, to rush through evenings and mornings. I didn't want them to be in structured, educational activities 50 hours a week. I wanted to be able to cuddle my kids when they were sick. I didn't want to have to keep them up late or wake them up early just to spend time with them. I really didn't want our lives to be a stressful dash from morning until night. I didn't want to feel we were just trying to survive each day.

In order to really be able to enjoy each other and to enjoy life in a relaxed way and keep everyone's stress down - SAH made the most sense. The days are still busy and we are still tired but there is so much flexibility and so much less stress.

I also like being able to be the one doing the hands on parenting and to have conversations throughout the day that instill the values that are important to us.

My DH goes into work very early and is home by four. We are able to have family dinners, and relaxed evenings, spending lots of time together as a family and still getting the kids to bed early.

Neither my DH or I are career/ wealth / success oriented people. We are far more into enjoying life and building relationships and spending time relaxing with friends and family so it worked for us. [/quote]

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