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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous].  We do lots of talks in our house about the importance of education, providing value in the world and the importance of giving back.  I have nothing but respect for SAHMs but if women keep mommy-tracking in droves, what does that teach our girls?  How can we tell them to dream big, be whatever they want to be, and then model the opposite?  
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Well, being a SAHM mom is what I wanted to be for a couple of decades while I paused being in the paid workforce - it was my big dream.

Former SAHM here (returned to full time professional job after raising them) - we also talk about the importance of education, providing value and giving back, along with making intentional choices about doing what brings us joy. We talk about strategically taking risks and weighing what is important to us and to prioritize what gives our lives meaning rather than doing what society thinks we should or what everyone else is doing or what others deem is worthwhile to do.

I got my law degree, worked as a lawyer, then did the full-time mom thing for awhile before returning to working as a lawyer. I modeled being a woman who decided my joy was being home full-time for a finite period of time and returning to paid work later. It modeled critical thinking, risk assessment, strategic planning for career re-entry after a gap, and basically having the guts to take a risk to do a short-term job that I knew would not be available forever (because the opportunity to be home with the kids has an expiration date). My girls will make their own choices about what brings them joy. It is not a once size fits all.

I have nothing but respect for working moms, but not every job is the fulfillment of a big dream and not every working person has become the person they wanted to be.[/quote]

Good for you. You sound pretty defensive though. My post that you quoted above was meant to support the OP, not for you to take personally. you also sound pretty privileged. Not all of us can choose to stay home.[/quote]

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