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[quote=Anonymous]It was a big sacrifice for us financially but I'm glad I did it. There have been times since returning to work when I have felt that my career would be easier if I'd stuck it out and stayed through, but I also know exactly what I would have missed out on and the tradeoff was worth it to me.

One factor for me is that I was older (late 30s) so well established professionally plus already had good retirement savings and an emergency fund. I was also a bit burned out professionally at that point so the break felt good for me in terms of mental health.

Everyone's situation is different and you have to look at the factors for you.

Oh and also -- none of my friends did this either but while I was SAHMing I met other professional women who were doing it and now I have a number of friends who SAHMed at the same time I did and returned to work around the same time too. So that problem sort of solves itself. Most SAHMs do return to to work so unless you are in a very high income area where permanent SAHMs are more common, you will likely encounter other women in the same situation.[/quote]

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