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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I sacrificed material things to be a SAHM. I wanted to raise my kids myself instead of paying strangers to do my job. It was worth it.[/quote]

I am sorry you got stuck in a situation where having a career meant you didn't have time to raise your own kids :( One perk of starting my career relatively early is that I had myself in a position where I could do both.  If I had to be out of the house 12+ hours a day, it would be a tougher call.  So lucky to be in a rewarding career that also lets me raise my kids! [/quote]

Once the kids are older that is true. But when they are little, the raising is every waking moment. It is all the interactions, the responses, the reactions, the reinforcing, the teachable moments, the being there that shapes who they are. In those first few early years, their brains are sponges, taking in every single thing going on in their environment and teaching them how to think, feel, act, react, respond. It is the foundation of their character and their integrity. It is in those early years when they learn moment by moment how to treat others and how to respond to how others treat them. Learned behavior is entrenched in those first few years and it is happening all day every day.[/quote]

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