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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I've been reading this board for more than ten years, and have always worked, adn needed to work.  I was a child prodigy and today am tremendously successful in a field of biomedicine where I both do good and make quite a bit of money. 
I have a DH who also makes plenty of money and works hard, but not like big law.  
AS my kids finish elementary school I am so, so, tired.  I am not doing the best job at either my work, where I increasingly realize my colleagues are childless or empty nesters and fitness nuts.  I have a SN child and my other is high needs.  I have a fantastic nanny, family in town  and a great, helpful DH who does it all, but there is still too much.

I do not know what the answer is and I could not SAH - my nanny is better at most things than me, and we are sending my kids to private to deal with the rest, but..it is too much.   So if SAH is working for someone, who am I to judge?  (I know this last comment is virtually sacrilege on DCUM, but I told you I was tired!)[/quote]

The answer is not to have children if you want an important career. You can't do well at both. [b]Chose the career -- and spare the humans you are forcing to sacrifice on your behalf.[/b][/quote]

Is this advice for men or only directed as women?

Why would you want a country where only men continue to have careers after having children?  [/quote]

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