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[quote=Anonymous]I stayed home when my 3 were little.  Went back when they ranged from early elementary to middle school.  Went fine for awhile and the money was valuable to us (more so than it sounds like it would be for you).  However, I'd very gladly be SAHM permanently if money were no object.  After that initial period of calm, as the kids have entered HS ages, it has become very hard to juggle it all.  Now the oldest is a junior, and the middle is also in high school, and everything has really intensified.  You expect the independence will bring you more free time for the parents, but that hasn't been the case.  For example, did you know some school sports don't practice immediately after school? So DC comes home on the bus, then needs to be driven back at like 4 pm EVERY DAY for practice (and picked up 2 hours later).  Also, when they have their learner's permit, you are required to do 45 hours of driving with them.  This is more than an hour a week.  Sure they can drive when you're headed somewhere anyway, but for us, this never adds up to enough and it was a lot of work to get them all the driving experience.  And now we're ramping up with college stuff, and I honestly don't know when we're supposed to go on campus visits with 3 kids and 2 working parents.[/quote]

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