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[quote=Anonymous]For my kids, it was the right thing.  They are now 17-23 and tell me that they’re glad I was home. It gave them the ability to pursue the activities they enjoyed, have play dates and enjoy unstructured downtime. I was able to volunteer at school regularly.  I didn’t have to worry if the kids got sick or schools were closed. I could easily schedule doctor and therapy appts (mine needed speech and OT). We had an unstressed household and I loved the time spent. BUT, it came at a huge cost career wise for me. I knew it would be hard to go back but when I finally was ready, I found it not just hard but impossible. I finally settled on an entry level position and it was really demoralizing. Eventually I quit deciding it wasn’t worth it. I want a career but it feels too late (50s). So what would I do differently? I’d have tried to keep my foot in the door by maintaining work contacts, gone back sooner (I waited much longer than I should have) and maybe taken on some occasional contracting work. But ultimately I’m ok with the sacrifice I made. [/quote]

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