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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]9 years old and 4th trade have been a game changer for us, as the teachers start preparing the kids for middle school. The work was more intense and rigorous, and my child's maturity level changed dramatically over this past year. I'm not sure I'd want to leave him without at least one stable and present parent during this time of transition for him.

I think the younger one would be ok.

I'll also add, if this is something you only plan to do for a year or two tops, then go for it! Despite what some people think, great career opportunities do not always come around, and you never if or when you'd get this type of opportunity again. Plus, you'll be trailblazing for other women, as you show this employer that it is possible for women to have that type of job and perform well, while having a family that supports them.

Good luck with whatever you decide![/quote]

But how can her family support her?  Her husband travels biweekly and you know the kids won't like having 2 parents who travel so often.  So where is the support?  The support would be if her husband cooled down his ladder climbing and worked a non-travel more flexible position to be there for the kids so she could advance in her career.

And stop with the trailblazing BS.  I am so sick of that crap.  Society has become so much worse with the increased work load for what used to be typical 9-5 jobs.  The advancement of 24/7 electronics and both parents feeling they have to work full time leaves very little family time, down time, and stress-free time.  People don't know their neighbors.  Nannies are raising kids. Families are barely in their house.  Kid's lives are organized down to the hour every single day. They don't have a minute to think for themselves or go off and find friends to play with.   And study after study shows that even when both parents work FT and make the same exact amount of money, the woman does between 65-85% of all household duties and child rearing.   Trailblazing?  No.  Adding more work/stress in our lives?  Yes.

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