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I stayed home with my kids when they were younger, which was wonderful and I feel very grateful to have done so.  However, I also see the benefit of having a parent at home during middle and high school - and it sounds like you do too.  I went back to work PT when my youngest started middle school, but my husband and I make sure one (often both) of us is home when the kids leave in the morning and come home from school in the afternoon.  There is just no substitute for a parent's presence.  Good luck![/quote]

Op here- thanks for sharing this.  How was your re-entry into work, if you don't mind sharing? How long did it take to find a job, were you happy with how it turned out?[/quote]

PP here.  I was out of the workforce for 13 years, so I was pretty realistic about what my career options would be when I returned.  However, it wasn't nearly as bad as people (here on DCUM, anyway) like to make it out.  I started my job search about nine months before I knew I'd want to be employed.  It took about six months, and several interviews, to find a job similar to what I used to do pre-kids.  A couple of places offered positions to me prior to that, but they were FT and I wanted to hold out for PT.  I started at a lower salary, which I fully expected, but after a couple of years there, I'm back up to what I used to make.  I'm really happy with the way everything worked out, and I hope you're able to make it all work for you too!
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