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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]I still have little ones, but I wonder if some people saying it is harder also went back to work or stopped having full time help as the kids got older.[/b]  I work part time and just can't imagine that my life won't be easier when the kids are in school all day.  [/quote]

Yes, probably- I mean, most people need or want to return to work full time as their kids get older, when they are focusing on saving for college, etc. I've honestly never understood the moms who SAH once their kids are all in school. I think with 3 school-aged kids, part time would be ideal, but I will probably have to go back FT to meet our savings goals. As for outsourcing, the only thing we have now is a cleaning person every other week, which I anticipate we will keep. [/quote]

Or they were the ones who had their kids in FT childcare 50+ hours a week, but schools don't offer that to the same extent and/or the kids are more vocal about what they want from their parents.  It's easy to tell yourself that your one year old is better off in daycare, harder to ignore when your 11 year old gets upset with you for working all the time.

That's not to say older kids aren't hard or don't need their parents or don't have their challenges, they certainly do.  But they're also self-sufficient in ways that very young kids are functionally incapable of being.[/quote]

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