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[quote=Anonymous]I'm also a single mom by choice. Here are some realities. At that salary level with childcare and therapy appointments, you're not going to live in a "nice house" in the areas you mentioned unless you're pulling a ton of equity out of where you are. You may be able to rent something in some of those areas. Your kids won't go to bed at 7, either. See if you can do some telecommuting in your job. You will need to save your leave for snow days and school breaks. You don't get to do errands on the way home, because aftercare likely closes at six in the nose. Honestly, the issue you are going to face is $$. If you don't have a big support network here, you have to do with $$ what other people do with a spouse. But it's doable - you just have to be be disciplined and plan. In DC as a single working mom, it is not a "step back and smell the roses" kind of life. [/quote]
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