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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here.  You all are very mean.  We've been married 15 years already and are planning to stay married.  We met in law school, got married very young and while I never had a real career per se I worked full-time from graduating law school up until I gave birth, at various jobs (the most I ever made though was 40K per year).

I was only at my teaching career 2 years before I had my child, and decided to resign since my salary wouldn't have covered childcare costs and things would have been too stressful with DH's long hours and travel/no local family to help.

I've been a SAHM for 4 years and we save a ton that we'd have to outsource because I stay home.  Besides childcare I do all the cooking and cleaning too.  But all of this is besides the point.  The point is that I am having a midlife crisis, and I feel like I don't really have a roadmap for my 40s, and I need a roadmap.  My original plan was to be a SAHM, but secondary infertility unfortunately has ruined that dream (since I had to have a hysterectomy there is zero chance I will ever be pregnant again).  I'd have to think long and hard before deciding to work full-time, it would make our lives so much more stressful.  My child barely sees my husband now, and with me working full-time I think that would just be too stressful for all of us.   I'd prefer something I can do part time, 10-2, and I could also work some evenings and weekends.  I love the non-profit where I work and will inquire to see if there are other positions they might consider me for that are as flexible as my current job.  However neither my current job nor any other jobs at this non-profit are related at all to law or to teaching/education, which bothers me.  I would prefer to use one of my degrees in some capacity going forward, but I'm unsure how I could best use them.  Of course I'd love to have a real career, but understand that that may not be realistic at this point.[/quote]

Would fostering a child, or adopting a child, maybe help?

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