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[quote=Anonymous]My kids are both grown and on their own.  When my DD was young (age 5 or so), she was very upset that I worked.  She told me that she wanted me to be home when she got out of school.  She would sometimes cry and it would really tug at my heartstrings.  I would arrive home not too long after she got out of school and pick her up at the babysitters.  I also tried to explain that I really had to work in order for our family to make ends meet, so it wasn’t an option.  My DS couldn’t have cared one way or the other.  He was fine with me working. 
I liked the work I did, but if we had been able to manage, I probably would have stayed home or at least worked PT while my kids were growing up.  
Now that DD is grown and on her own, I asked her about her feelings of me working as she was growing up.  She can remember how she felt when she was young, but she told me the reason she felt that way is that some of her friends had SAHM and she felt she was different.  Now, she views it as no big deal and is happy that I worked at a job that I really liked.  
In the end, we have two really great kids with great work ethics who are well adjusted, healthy, and happy.  
That is all I can ask for.  In hindsight, I don’t regret working.  [/quote]

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