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[quote=Anonymous]I did this when my kids were slightly older. Worked PT chill job and enjoyed lots of relaxed time with kids when they were little then started slowly ramping back up. Kids were in 5th and 7th when I took on a pretty stressful exec-level role. DH works full time but with flexibility and has taken up a ton of the slack.

On balance, it’s been good. Kids have rolled with it well, I still have really close relationships with them, and we are in better shape financially for college. It’s been rewarding professionally and opened a lot more doors. Biggest downside was on my health and stress-levels. Its been harder to keep prioritizing exercise and I have a lot less energy for socializing and other creative outlets that used to bring me joy. I’m on a low dose antidepressant. Some of that may just be middle age, but being pulled between job and family with less time to smell the roses hasn’t helped. If DH wasn’t so awesome it might be ugly. All in all though, life is good, I feel good about my work, my kids are thriving, and I have a lot more options open to me for the future. I do think it’s true that those opportunities are harder to find post-50.[/quote]

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