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[quote=Anonymous]One of our kids had special needs and my wife dropped out of the working world at age 40. Two decades later, the kid is doing OK in life and my wife is back to full time work. We're a product of our upbringing and both shrugged and put our shoulders to the wheel when life didn't go the way we had planned when we were young. Money is one thing to think about; we gave up a lot, were on Medicaid years and don't ask about our retirement savings. Becoming a SAHM to a special needs kid took over my wife's public identity. That's what happens when you're an adult and your new SAH status is linked to your kid's health. Many people will be very judgy about her situation and every decision will be under the social microscope. For her, she ended up shrinking her circle to smaller number of people who were supportive. It was the right decision but hard. I suggest she talk to some other parents who have been through something similar.[/quote]
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