Reply to Any moms regret quitting their jobs to stay home?

Forum Index » Infants, Toddlers, & Preschoolers

Reply to "Any moms regret quitting their jobs to stay home?"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous]Oh, Lord, DCUM.  Always so disappointed to see how often the word "bitch" gets thrown out around here.  But glad to see I'm not the only one wearing crappy bras.
Anyway, OP, I don't think this is a dead horse.  If it were, there wouldn't be huge nonstop online discussion about it, let alone feature articles in the Atlantic.  I have been working PT since DS was 1 and have no regrets about it.  I do think it is the best of both worlds, FOR ME.  I have plenty of friends who work FT, PT, and also close friends who SAH and no one is without moments of doubt, guilt, and/or regret. 
I will caution, as other PPs have, that life is very unpredictable and I have known 2 friends who were SAHMs very comfortably supported by husbands who left them.  One is now struggling mightily to re-enter the workforce after an 8-year hiatus (and she has an impressive resume and an advanced degree).  
I will also add that even though I was really insistent that I would not work FT while my kids were little (they are 5 and 2) I often feel like my easiest days are the ones when I leave and go to work.  I eat when I want to, I can drink my coffee while reading the paper, and I go to the bathroom alone.  When I am home it is physically, mentally, and emotionally exhausting--sometimes in a good way, sometimes not.  
I wish you luck, OP.  [/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics