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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I regret it. My ds is 15 and I’m miserable. 
My future relies on his business, life insurance, and not getting divorced. [/quote]

So get a job.  Why the melodrama?[/quote]

You’re annoying. I’ll just put my magic hat on get a high-paying job after being home for 15 years. My husband has a large salary, but I am dependent. And if things fall apart I’m screwed. [/quote]

My mom went back to work after staying home with four kids for 14 years. She recently retired after nearly 30 years there. She started out part time and ended up full time. She completely switched careers, and it was a bonus because it was flexible enough for her to also be the primary parent. You could go back to work if you actually wanted to, and especially if you don’t actually need the money. [/quote]

I went back to work when my youngest entered K. It was part-time, and I slowly ramped up to full-time as the kids got older. I'm in process of making a big lateral move in my industry into the more demanding areas now that one kid is off o college and the younger one 2 years away from graduating HS. The women I knew 20 years ago who were at the same level as I was are now directors and principals of their firms. Whereas I am moving from company to company gathering the work experience to get me where I want to be. I can't park it and set my career on cruise control, I am making up for lost time by strategizing each project choice. 
But I don't regret for one minute being a SAHM when they were little, nor for the part-time status so I could still be there afterschool. 
It's not a lucrative field but we did well in real estate assets and savings. Asset rich but cash poor we are.[/quote]

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