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[quote=Anonymous]I'm a SAHM to teens and tweens.  I have a few advanced degrees and never thought i'd be in this situation.  I always thought "what the hell do these women DO all day long?".  I've intended to go back for years.  But the truth of the matter is that I don't know where to begin. I've been out of the workforce for 15+ years. It's a completely different world out there. I didn't keep in touch with old colleagues.  Also, my children are very active in sports - they all play at least one, up to three travel/select sports, plus high school sports each season.  I start driving children around at 4:15pm and conclude around 10pm, every single day.  I'm sometimes in my car up to 6 hours a night.  I can't imagine doing that after a full day of work. Not to mention all of the things that people who work during the week do on the weekends, I can't do.  Dry cleaning, grocery store, hardware store, Target, whatever.... I'm usually at a gym/field/court/etc.  And that is sometimes 6am-8pm.  Could my kids cut back on activities, sure.  But if I'm home, they don't need to.

I think may be some resentment , financially, but I also thing that my husband knows the reality is that our household would be a disaster if I worked.  AND he'd have to do a LOT more.  I get up at 6am every day to make lunches, walk the dogs, etc.  If I was working the same hours he was, we'd be sharing that responsibility.  I take the kids to school every day - again, he'd have to pitch in on that.  Grocery shopping - yep. Carpool - again, yes. I think he does understand that and appreciates it.

I think it sucks on many levels but it is where we are at right now, and I don't really know how to change it. [/quote]

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