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[quote=Anonymous]As a single mom, without any support network, I would not encourage you to give that up. It's very stressful to be the only person who can pick up DS (and I only have one!) when sick, to take to dentist and doctor appointments, to cover on snow days when preschool is closed... When he needs forms filled out (summer camp involved a lot of health forms), I find it stressful to get these filled out. There are a lot of other things you probably take for granted, too: if I forget to buy something at the grocery store and then I want to cook tomorrow's dinner after DS goes to bed, I'm screwed. If I get a cold, he watches a lot of movies and we limp by.

Assuming you still want to do this, I have one other item you might consider.

For us (and I only have one, so I get it's different), I exchanged a commute for space. We are in a highrise and we do not have a lot of space. But I spend 15 -20 minutes on my commute, and I prefer to have the time with DS. We go to playgrounds and free concerts and try not to be a nuisance to our neighbors (he's LOUD because he's 4), and he probably has fewer toys than most of his cohort, but I really think for us this is a good choice.

GL![/quote]

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