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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. Thanks.

I think I just worry because I didn't work for so long, and the women they know who do work (aunts, friends, neighbors) all appear to have this great balance - I worry they have a unrealistically rosy picture of motherhood, that's all. Like, can doctors even take a few years off to SAH, or is that impossible? (Just an example)[/quote]

I actually think you are the one with the unrealistic picture of working and motherhood.

Yes, doctors can take off, they can also take on jobs that are flexible and they can take teaching jobs. [/quote]

OP it feels like you are already encouraging your daughters to aim low career wise because that's the only way to also have a family.

I would say the opposite can also be true. I have a lot of doctor friends, many married to other Drs. Some are all-in (one even has a SAH spouse), some work part-time, some moved to shift work that is flexible etc. None regret becoming doctors and the ones that wanted kids have them. If your hourly wage is high, you sometimes have more options in terms of working fewer hrs and still making good $. I am a lawyer and have lawyer friends in this boat as well (ex. PT of counsel at a big law firm).

Of course your kids can make whatever decisions they want. No one has to have a superpowered career. But don't limit them like this from the start. That's awful.[/quote]

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