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[quote=Anonymous]I stayed at home with my kids.  Now that they are older, I am working again.  I never really felt the need to justify my decision to my kids.  My choices reflected my priorities at different stages of my life.  When my kids were very young, my focus was mostly on my husband and my kids.  I volunteered in limited ways at our church, in our community, and in the kids' schools.  As they got older, I was willing to give more time to outside interests.  I volunteered more often and worked on larger projects.  I went back to work part-time.  I spent more time at the gym and with my friends.  Now that three of them are away at college and the two remaining at home are older, I'm finding I have a little more time.  I am still very selective about the way I use my time.  I work at home and control my own schedule.  I am able to say yes to more outside work because my children aren't making as many demands on my time.  But at the same time, I am home when my teenagers get home from school or after-school activities and I am home all the school days off so I know where they are, what they are doing, and whom they are with.

I think I've been a pretty good role model.  My older daughter is on her way to med school.  She has no intention of being a stay-at-home mother.  At least not any time soon.  Being a good role model doesn't require that you work full time.  A mother who is a good role model works to make sure her daughters know that they have choices.[/quote]

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