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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would try not to feel guilty about it, whatever you choose.

Maybe think of it as quitting this job and not a full fledged retirement. Baby step.

FWIW I would 100% quit your current job in your situation. Most people put up with a high stress job because they have to.

Americans overvalue being productive all the time and although we’ve long heard of retirees who are bored, there are ways to remedy that without staying in the workforce.

Just give yourself 6 months off and time to get into a new pattern of daily living. You can always go back to paid employment, albeit with some effort, afterwards if  you somehow hate it. [/quote]

THIS - thank you PP for sharing this.

thank you, OP, for starting this thread. I agree that the input has been helpful (even the gloom and doom and snark). I did find one comment especially interesting - the commentor suggesting that she didn’t think she had the self-motivation to find activities and that is why she continues to work. I don’t know if that is what she meant by her comment, but I do think there is truth to the general idea that if you quit your job, it will be on you to figure out what you are going to do; you won’t have an employer filling your days with tasks. You will have to come up with how you will fill your time. You may love that or hate that. And that’s what I love about PP’s post, give it 6 months and see how you feel.

Sounds like you’ll give up the stress of your job and gain some time with your kids. 
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