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[quote=Anonymous]I can see the temptation. I have a good friend who switched from WOHM to SAHM when the kids were in 1st-4th grades.  Mine are in 3rd-5th, and while I would not stay home, I've been strongly encouraging my DH to try it.

Childcare demands don't go down when they hit elementary.  Instead of watching them crawl around the floor and nap, it's a constant barrage of:
- Sports practices 2x/week requiring DH or me to leave an hour early from work
- Kids needing to get together after school to work on group projects for class
- Snow days and sick days are a lot stricter than in-home daycare (our daycare provider used to have us bring snow suit & boots so she could take them out too build snowmen!)
- Wanting to bring friends home on the bus after school

Daycare was easy. Available 7am-6pm, and they didn't miss out on anything.  I find myself saying "no, sorry, I have to work then" a lot more now, and regretting that my kids are missing out on stuff. I'd be thrilled if DH would be ok with staying back from his career for a few years.[/quote]

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