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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'll go against the flow here.  At 34, you have potentially 30 years more work years to make something and move into dream job.  As a mother of young children, you have maybe 10 years before they are middle and or high schoolers who will be more independant and need less direct attention from you.  If you take B you are guesstimating maybe 2 years before you'll have the type of work-life balance that you currently appreciate.  But there's no guarantee it will get easier that soon.  What if it takes longer?  Between the longer, tougher commute AND the increased workload, you'll be missing more of the parental interaction that a WOH parent has.  For me, that's more than I'm willing to sacrifice.  I have a very flexible and family friendly job and I already feel like I don't get to interact enough with my kids.  I wouldn't want to to decrease that time with them until they are teens.

I would keep A for a few more years before looking for the upward mobility jobs. [/quote]
OP here.  That is where I keep landing on the issue, but I keep then going back and forth.  My kiddos are my priority for sure.  I just feel like an ass turning B down.  Thanks for all of the feedback![/quote]

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