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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Maybe this is the wrong way to think about it, [b]but what I do for a living is more than a job to me.[/b]  It is a big part of who I am.  I  wish I had more time to spend with DS and that I didn't have to work 5 days a week, but that isn't an option right now.  I can't just stop working and return in 5 years, that isn't possible in my field.  I really do believe that as  my son gets older, he is going to be proud to have a mom that does the work that I do.  I know he isn't capable of feeling that way right now at age 3, but when he is in school, I want him to look at both of his parents and think, wow, if I work hard, I can do something cool and interesting that I really enjoy, just like mom and dad do.  And hey, if he decides that what he wants to do down the line is stay at home with his kids, that's fine too, as long as he does it because he decides that's what would make him happy.[/quote]

I have to agree.  I think about the post a few months ago from the doctor who was specially trained in a very delicate type of pediatric surgery.  She one a few in the world who could do her type of surgery and she had partients who waited months or maybe years to get their children to see her.  She felt guilty because she wanted to quit and stay home with her newborn, but she knew that she was making a commitment to the greater good by staying on as a doctor and surgen.  By caring for ALL of our children.

I don't know what she chose to do....but I think there are many working mothers, doctors, social workers, cops, teachers, who go out each day and make this world a better place.  If she decides that she wants to stay at home, that is a choice that she will get to make.  But I want to show her that this is a choice that I've made - that helping people is something that I take seriously.  And, I hope she learns from that.[/quote]

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