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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The issue is that a lot of people (me included) used being a stay at home parent as a safety valve. I was at a crossroads professionally, unfulfilled and really did not want to keep working in my current field. Staying home with the kids was a way to gracefully bow out.

I was, admittedly, not the best stay at home parent. I did my best, but it was difficult and I know my DH had a hard time because I was clearly unhappy being home full time, but not ready to really do anything to change that. Being home was so demanding that I had a hard time finding energy to really figure out what I wanted for myself.

I began re-training in a new field when my kids started going to pre-school, part-time. I ended up going up full time when they hit elementary school and had returned to working full time.

I had to start over at the bottom of the career ladder at 35. That was a hard pill to swallow and made be dig in a bit more before accepting that I needed to make a change.

I was home for five years, although the latter year or two I took night classes.

OP, those kids are grown now. Time goes so quickly. I really think you guys can work through this but you need to encourage your wife to take time for herself to sort things out. GL.[/quote]

How nice for you.  Your husband was good to put up with that. Not many wives would put up with husbands SAH just because they were at a professional crossroads.[/quote]
How do you know this? [/quote]

Because I'm female, and have lots of female friends and acquaintances?[/quote]
I am also a female and my anecdotal evidence indicates otherwise. Therefore you are wrong.[/quote]

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