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[quote=Anonymous]I chose to leave a high paying career in early 2009 when all the markets were crashing and everyone was worried about their job.  My husband's career was a stable as it could be at that time.  I had 6 month old twins at the time and WANTED to be home with them for the early years.  We were in a position to make it work.  Yes there are some sacrifices.  But I will be the first to say there will always be a job to return to, but your kids are only young once.  And yes, I can't tell you the amount of mainly women who told me I was crazy at the time to stay home and ask what would I return to in the future???  Well, I did return to my career, a different company, but at a higher level position and earning more money too.  Was it worth - priceliess.

It can be done, because I did just that.  My career is in a better place.  My family is strong, my kids bonded with me, and my marriage is not strained.  Now with both working fulltime and the kids in FT pre-school we are adjusting all over again to being short on time, but ample financial resources - so we outsource.  At the end of the day if you want to stay home you can, you have the choice.  I did, with all of the risks, and benefits that come with making that decision.  I would do it the same way all over again too.

It is called Sequencing.  it is not rocket science, and all the negative responses I received were mainly from working moms who didn't stay home, but either regretted their own valid decision or perhaps envied my decision.[/quote]

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