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[quote=Anonymous]I’m 51.  In a similar position financially, but decided I want to keep working for a while.  My kids are a few years older and we will be empty nesters soon.  I will say that once your kids get a little older and start driving, they are less likely to spend a lot of time with you or need you as much.  They are busy with their friends, activities and homework.  So I would say you really should think about how you will fill your days, not solely based on spending time with your kids.  For me, working from home and having at least some flexibility has been key, but now that I’m starting to envision life post-kids at home, I’m really glad that I continued working.

I also have started focusing on volunteering and community service, but I don’t see that as something that will really fill the void of not working.  The other piece to consider is whether you will have friends and people to spend time with during the day who don’t work. I think I would feel really isolated if I didn’t work and didn’t friends in a similar situation.

Ultimately, it really depends on your personality.  I have SAH friends who are really happy and motivated to do things.  That’s not how I am wired and I think I’d be pretty unproductive overall if I didn’t work.  Good luck![/quote]

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