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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. Addressing 19:39 - Your post has nothing to do with what I'm talking about. I didn't mention anything about people who work, but wish they could afford to stay home.

In fact, it's sort of the opposite - [b]I am specifically wondering why some people (not all, some) think it must be unfulfilling and would prefer to work where they can "use (their) brain".
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I was a SAHM for almost two years.  Was it rewarding?  Yes?  Did I love being with my kids and being involved with their day-to-day everyday? Yes.  But no, from an intellectual perspective, I didn't find it challenging.  That was a trade off I made - and happily - because that time was really precious.  But I did like returning to work where I feel that I'm engaged intellectually and challenged professionally in a way that I just wasn't as a SAHM.

You feel differently, OP, which is totally fine.  But your post suggests that this is somehow about right and wrong (unfortunately, a lot of these SAHM threads do).  The fact is that it's about personal preference, temperment, and lifestyle, among other things.  And if you love being a SAHM, that is great.  But why another freaking thread questioning why other women don't?  [/quote]

Thank you. It's rare I agree with an entire post, but this post is the exception.[/quote]

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