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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I went from full time to part time when I had my first child.  The youngest is still in elementary school, but we're having some financial issues and I'm thinking about going back full time.  The thing is, when I left my career, I really left it.  I had some momentum going, and although it wasn't a high-paying field, had I stayed in it full time I'd probably be making at least 70K about now.  Part time is not really career-building, just punching in and out, so I haven't made any headway in over 10 years.  My present job isn't available full time, and I'm having trouble identifying anything that pays a decent amount of money that I am qualified for.  Most of the jobs I could apply for seem to be about 45-50K, and that would barely cover the additional childcare costs I'd incur.  I'm making almost 40K now just part-time.  Many of those jobs could lead to advancement down the road, but as I'm already over 50, I'm not sure I can get hired. Plus, it seems late to be starting over at the bottom.  I feel sort of pathetic being 50+, highly educated, and really good at my job, but not actually able to make over 50K a year, and maybe not even that.  What do former SAHMs do?  The ones I know have never gone back after realizing that their careers have been permanently derailed, or else they end up as receptionists someplace.  Is there hope?[/quote]

A lot of moms here work at school in the Ffx County Schools. [/quote]

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