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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So everyone’s story is different.  I worked with 3 kids until my oldest was out of FT preschool at which point even with before and after care, the school schedule was not conducive to Ft work.  I held it together with some nannying help but then my mom got diagnosed with Alzheimer’s (only child and she was divorced) and my husband took a job with lots of international travel.

Motherhood is wonderful but it’s hard.  If you have parents close by that can help out that is a tremendous advantage.  If you have an understanding boss that helps.  In today’s zoom world, more options of working front home help (you still need childcare of course but the luxury of throwing a load 
 of laundry in or cutting veggies while listening to a meeting is HuGE) some industries are better than others in allow for PT schedules.  It’s also ok to quit bc it’s all too much.

I cared for my mom and my kids.  After she passed I volunteered in my community (not all school related) abs at almost 50 I have just now entered a graduate program and hope that allows me to transition back to paid work.  While I won’t earn as much as I did before, I hope there’s a fulfilling second act for me.  I guess wcausee see.

In the meantime, choices are tough and no one should judge another…and pls don’t judge yourself either.  [/quote]

We had zero family help.  Both of us worked because, among other reasons, we could then afford childcare.[/quote]

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