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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Op is correct. I just went back to work after being home for a few years. I was VERY lucky to find a female boss who saw another mom as "fearless and strong"-her words 
She has been great and understanding to the challenges we all face. 
She is over 60 though so maybe she has calmed down a bit over the years. [/quote]

This is OP.  Good for you.   To the person who said I was really an SAH. No I am not. I am an attorney - a prosecutor to be exact.  However my mom was an SAH and so is my sister.  It takes guts to decide to put your career on hold for your family's sake and I wish people would acknowledge that when it comes to SAH parents.  It also takes organization, discipline and an inordinate amount of patience.  I wish it was easier for them to re-enter the workforce and sadly I think it's female bosses who are especially hard on SAH parents.  As women, if we want our daughters and sons to have better choices without all of the angst that we have had to deal with, then we need to lay the groundwork in our own generation by not being such assholes about parents who decided to SAH.[/quote]

I'm the poster who posted her schedule.  How does it take "guts" for many SAHMs to make the decision to stay home?  I believe just the opposite.  It takes guts to build a career and manage a family.  Have you met the SAHMs in my neighborhood?  The majority of them are not organized or disciplined by their own admission!  Not sure about patient, but my goodness with no outside pressure or deadlines I'm not sure how much patience they really need.

I want my son and daughter to have choices of which career they choose and I am laying the groundwork for them to understand how they can have career/family/life balance.  [/quote]

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