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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think you're a troll, but I'l answer why I probably won't go back to work even though I might not even be able to pay for tuition at a state school.

I have applied to many, many jobs, and I can't get any that will work with a flexible-ish schedule that would actually make a decent amount of money. I am being picky, I know, but I would like medical and maybe 60K. The only thing I can think of that would get me some marketable skills are going back to school (which would require money upfront) or doing something very low-paying in the hopes that it would eventually lead to something more. I'm not sure I'd be better off doing that than I would be focusing on saving money at home.

Right now, I like being able to do all my home tasks while the kids are at school so we can all just chill on the weekends, and I like spending after-school time with my kids since they are going to be gone so soon. At this point I'm not going to get a job that wouldn't let me do those things so they can go to a more expensive school. That is just my choice.

Also, some people don't realize just how expensive college has become. They think that the way to afford college is pretty much the same as what it was when they went, and that every single person complaining about student loans is just an idiot who went to a college that can change lives for a degree in gender studies.[/quote]

The ironic part about this is that trying to find this kind of flexibility with no updated skill set in essentially an entry level position, is nearly impossible.  If college educated women choose not to leave the workforce for 10 years and kept going, they’d be skilled enough and with enough experience in white collar jobs to get one with this exact kind of flexibility! How do I know? Because I’m a mom who works fully remote at home from approx 9am to 3:30pm when my dd gets off the bus from school. I have unlimited PTO so I have no hesitation in taking sick days when my kids are home sick or need to go to appointments. Sure, I might not become a VP but I have exactly what this pp describes (and make over 160k to boot) because I didn't leave the workforce to be a sah. And if god forbid something we’re to happen to our marriage or Dh, I can support my family and have my own retirement savings.  [b]It is such a huge risk and loss that women take when they choose to stay at home.[/b] [/quote]

If daycare was more available and affordable, and maternity leave were longer, you might see more women that don't quit to SAH. I personally left to SAH and I didn't want to quit entirely, but I didn't really have any good options at the time. 
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