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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]HI OP,

I might be an outlier it seems.  I have 'sort-of' mommy-tracked myself. I am still in same position--but I don't volunteer or apply for details or special projects.  I am 44 with a 7--year old and 9 year old and have 19 years in with my employer.

I can totally see myself--like the women about 10 years older than me--taking on more roles higher up when kids flee the nest.  Many of my good work colleaugues are doing just that now that their kids are leaving for college.  They have time and the motivation and aren't transporting kids all over.  I guess it helps that we love what we do and the job has lots of flexiblity and allows for this gear-shifting pretty easily.[/quote]

I could have written this post. 48 with a 9 year old. [/quote]

+1  I scaled way back when my kids were babies/preschoolers -- quit to just do occasional freelance work while mainly being a SAHM.  Now I'm 45 and kids are ES/MS ages.  I have worked for 4 yrs in a job I love at a non-profit, working a flexible 40 hrs a week.  It works really well for my life now but I think when they are off to college I'd enjoy going back to a consulting firm (I did that pre-kids) in a job where I could work on a wider variety of projects.  I won't do that now because those jobs end up requiring a lot of travel.   [/quote]

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