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[quote=Anonymous]^^ Agree! Why the nasty comparisons of husband’s salary? Money is just money. 500k won’t make you any happier than 300k. As a WOHM, I will say that SAHM of young kids is awesome and challenging and I wish I could have done it but I was afraid I’d lose my foothold in my career if I was out for 5+ years. (I managed through WFH, flexible hours, and tons of grandparent help). But I would never envy a SAHM of school-age kids, unless you have the equivalent of an unpaid FT job like serious volunteer work or SN to deal with. Otherwise it gives you too much free time to obsess about the little things, helicopter/snowplow/engineer your DCs social and academic lives, etc. Work is good, it keeps you busy and gives you bigger things to think about. It keeps you sharp too. I definitely see a difference in my mother’s generation between women who worked vs. didn’t in terms of their mental acuity.[/quote]
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