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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Am in law. If it makes you feel better OP, while the mat leave is great, there’s so much work outside of “regular” work hours, and a lot of travel too, which is hard. [/quote]

That does make me feel a bit better. Though in medicine we have a lot of off hours as well. My husband is in law and has a really really nice set up so I feel it acutely everyday.

I think I’m most sad about missing out on the bonding most people have with their babies. Again it was my choice to pick such an intense career so I get the PP who says to just quite whining.

For those who say part time, I guess it depends on the field of medicine but in my work it’s not cost effective to allow for part time. I think I need to leave medicine but just feels like a waste of all this time training.

I’m conflicted on what to tell my daughters- go big like I was taught or should you be realistic and pick a family friendly career to begin with. Not sure the answer. [/quote]

You could have also picked a specialty that was more family friendly.  My mother is a pathologist and it seems like she had an ideal lifestyle for raising a family.  You were aware of these issues and made a choice- you didn’t make a wrong choice, you just made a choice you have some unhappiness about.  It’s understandable but medicine is a great field.  If your husband is well compensated AND has flexibility he has a unicorn job and you should just be happy about it.  [b]I am a lawyer and often wish I were a doctor![/quote][/b]

But it’s so much easier to become a lawyer than a doctor? More challenging getting into medical school than law school, more challenging to complete the  long training required of physicians, etc![/quote]

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