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[quote=Anonymous]I agree that this is not a good time in our history to be thinking of leaving the work force.  It's tough to re-enter at any point, but even moreso at this time.

I also agree that it's a lot of pressure on one spouse to be the sole breadwinner.

And, while I recognize that you feel like a burden on your mom because she was always too tired for you, most working parents are not too tired for their kids.  They learn to manage activities.  They don't overschedule their families (and that means different things to different families).  They share the responsibilities with their spouses.  They learn to be organized and to trust their spouse to do their part in the management of their family life.  There's no reason to think that you'll be like your mom instead of like other working parents.

Last thing.  If you have to downsize to leave the workforce, that means after you do so, you won't be able to financially give your kids things you will want to give them.  You might have the energy (but maybe not if you are getting 9000 emails a day about a 5 year old and a toddler), but you won't have the resources.  That's painful in its own way.  [/quote]

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