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[quote=Anonymous]As someone who stayed at home from 0 - 8 with my oldest and 0 - 5 for my youngest, then returned to work, then faced a crisis that required me to stay home (a cancer type diagnosis in one of my kids), I regretted staying home earlier because it made finding the resources to do so later really stressful. I also regretted that staying home early set up a dynamic where I did everything and DH provided. When that dynamic should have changed because I went back to work, it didn't and I ended up doing everything. Later, when health needs were overwhelming and it had to change, it still didn't and our family shattered. I loved being home with my kids, and yet I wouldn't make the choice to stay home with healthy kids again, if it meant sacrificing work life balance for my DH, and/or long term savings. [/quote]
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