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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have two teens and for most of the last 17 years, I’ve felt like I was either failing at my career or failing at parenting.  I don’t know if the number of kids is as important as accepting the idea that you can only excel in one of these areas at any given time.

As I approach being an empty nester, I greatly regret not putting my career in the backseat. [/quote]

Until my oldest was in 3rd grade, I twisted myself in knots to try to make it all work. Had an amazing nanny and wonderful family and great husband but I was coming apart at the seams (which may be just me, since clearly others make it work). So I went part-time and in the past 7 years I’ve never looked back. I get frustrated by being undervalued as a part-timer and by constantly having to enforce my boundaries about how much and when I’ll work, but like everyone says, kids grow up fast. That 3rd-grader is now driving and we’re looking at colleges. 7 years went by so fast and I’m glad I took a step back from work. But good for those who can make it all work - I admire them.[/quote]

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