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[quote=Anonymous]OP here again.  Thank you PPs, you have given me a lot to think about.

For those who question the worth of the opportunity, I may be a SAHP, but I am still an intelligent adult who reads the NYT, WSJ, Wapo, and other trade journals and news sources.

This is an attempt to obfuscate and misdirect, of course, but it would be as if your friend told you that their spouse was leaving their current high-paid job to be Attorney General of the State of New York.  You would recognize the value of that position even if you were not an attorney or a New Yorker.

DW has been earning at the current high rate for only a few years, but has generally been a high earner for a while now.  We have saved aggressively, mainly in retirement and college accounts, but also in investment vehicles which would allow us to draw down a considerable amount of our savings to pay the mortgage, private school, and the expenses related with raising three children (as well as paying a nephew's college tuition -- which we already committed to do).

We need to sell our current house to get the equity out, in order to afford the more modest home closer to the job.  It is likely that we will not get back the purchase price, but we put a big down-payment on the house and have paid off the mortgage considerably in the last two years.

For those who think DW is being selfish, I think back to my past 8 years as a SAHP when I have been able to buy the luxury car I wanted, get away with friends for a weekend of golf, pick up the tab for my family and friends at restaurants, buy tailored suits, work on my hobbies.  The kids had the benefit of an at-home parent, the best schools and any extracurricular opportunity they desired.

Certainly DW got great personal satisfaction and benefitted from her career, but she has still been working hard all along -- with the long hours and many stresses that brings.  When she finally wants to take a job for her own personal goals and ambition, instead of simply to support her family, how can I say no?

DW definitely wants the position not only for the credential, but also because she believes that it will give her the ability to make a positive impact on public policy in her field.[/quote]

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