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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I mommy tracked myself and then worked part time. It seemed like a waste of time when DH earned so much so I stopped working.

I was the default parent and took all the snow and sick days and was responsible for drop off, pick up and all activities.

My pt job was neither challenging nor well paid. It felt like I was working for the sake of working. DH earns a seven figure income so we didn’t need my income.[/quote]

Do you worry about your ability to work again if you ever want to?  I'm in somewhat similar situation (though I do find my work interesting / challenging) but worry that I'd be basically signing up to never have a "real" career again and it seems to early to throw in the professional towel in that full retirement for ~30 years when my kids don't need me much / at all anymore is a lot of years to kill

I also struggle with the idea of giving up my ability to earn a real income if needed (say DH had a long term illness that took him out of workforce but didn't kick in life insurance policies or he had a mid life crisis and decided to get a young gf).  I guess if DH and I divorced our savings would ensure I wasn't screwed but I fear the loss of the ability to be financially independent.

Not judging your choices, just wondering how you think about these issues since they're ones I'm grappling with[/quote]

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