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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Op here. Not interested in posting every detail of my child’s diagnoses, marriage, etc.

Can anyone talk about quitting their job because you did not feel it was possible to work while having a kid with SN? Was there a time period or age when it felt more manageable? Did you try, for example, taking 2-3 years off and did it move the needle? Did going back feel manageable after taking a break?[/quote]

I did not quit, but I went PT. However, I was able to do this because DH's income was more than enough for us to manage, we had low living costs, and I was able to snag one of the few PT professional jobs in my field. I've been PT now for 8 years, and am going back FT in a few months. DS is in a good place and it's time.

It made things easier in the sense that I could get to therapies and we could do a lot with DS that you can't do when you're working Ft.

However, it sounds like you are the breadwinner, so taking you down to PT or not working, is probably not financially feasible.

Are you talking about going from $300k in income a year to $150? or are we talking about going from $150 to $75? [/quote]

Op here. I’m trying to go PT and I agree that would be the ideal scenario, but like you said those jobs can be very hard to find. I’ve been looking for over a year for a job like that.

If I quit we’d go from $325k to $75k, so it would not really be livable for our family.

One thing I’ve been trying to do is encourage DH to find a better paying job. I think he could make $150k.

We actually did leave DC and now live in the Midwest where it is cheaper, but costs have gone up pretty dramatically where we live and unfortunately job options are more limited because it’s a 2nd/3rd tier city. [/quote]

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