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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]But is it better for society that you stay home? Probably not[/quote]

You do know that is quite debatable?  I had my children very late and worked until then.  Then, I made the choice to stay home--which, gratefully, we could afford.  DH made a decent middle income salary.  Of course, we gave up things.  Nice house--but not fancy.  Made do with old furniture.  No fancy trips except to visit grandparents and a couple of trips to Disney.  There are a lot of local excursions.  Few restaurant dinners--but lots of youth sports.

I am grateful we could afford to do this.  DH had long hours--I do not see how we could have managed had I been working outside the home.

Kids are grown now--and, I have no regrets.

No criticism here of women who choose to work--but, please don't tell me it is better for society.  Maybe, because I worked for years before I had kids, I did not feel that pull to work.  I'd been there and done that.[/quote]

Eh. I had my kids in my early twenties and went back in my early forties when they were in hs/ms. Been working for 10 years and have already hit the 6 figure mark. I'll probably work until my early 70s which gives me a thirty year career plus 15 years spent taking care of my children.

There is no one "right" way of doing it.[/quote]

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