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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I work for myself as a reseller and have been a stay at home parent since my first kid was born thirteen years ago.

People work because, especially in this area, people look at you like you have two heads if you don't.

We live in a workaholic world and you're pretty socially isolated / a pariah if you don't have a normal work life to talk about.

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I'm a high earning woman and I disagree with this. I have a good amount of SAHM friends and in no way are those women socially isolated or pariahs. I'm a bit fascinated by them and, sometimes, envious. I wonder what it would be like not to have the responsibility to earn money. To be a "lady of leisure." Not saying I would trade places with them, necessarily, because I like my work and I'm not sure I'd be comfortable depending on someone else, but I find them interesting and I admire a lot of things about them. I'm definitely not looking like them like they have two heads. That's ridiculous.[/quote]

Been a SAHP for over 20 years, with a few years of PT fun work mixed in when the kids were in ES/MS.   I have plenty of friends, both SAHP, PT working parents and FT working parents---you just get together at different times if they work FT.  
[b]I'm a highly educated woman two BS degrees[/b] from a T10 uni, MS from a T20 university.  But decided staying home with the kids was the right path for our family.  Was making 6 figures by age 29 when I "retired" to be SAHM and had the potential to easily be making double that.  Never regret my decision.  You have to do what works for you and your family.  And you have to trust your partner in order to make that decision[/quote]

I don’t doubt this is accurate.  :lol: [/quote]

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