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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]People who have the luxury of this choice - staying home or working full time - should do what they want, OP. For many if not most women, it is not even an option.

The financial aspects are important but aren’t the only important thing to consider. I stayed home for several years. I wish I hadn’t. I think I was depressed, and I knew a number of SAHMs who were medicated for depression and anxiety. I’m happier working, but that’s just me. Watch for depression and anxiety, especially as your kids grow up and your role changes, and as you hit perimenopause, which can wreak havoc on your mind and body.

Just enjoy your life. All we really have is now. :)[/quote]

I have had several family members get CRAZY defensive about being SAHM (basically if you say you like your job or anything at all about work you are “looking down at them”) and never really understood why because I just don’t understand why anyone cares. My deciding to work in no way reflects on anyone deciding to stop working. I think there are pluses and minuses to both especially right now. I hate seeing judgmental posts about either choice.[/quote]

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