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[quote=Anonymous]A quick thread summary:

Women who worked straight through: yes it is a binary choice and it's a mistake to take time off.

Women who took time off: it's not really binary, I didn't find returning to work that big of a deal due to other factors, if you plan carefully for returning and set your family up for that inevitability, you can absolutely do it and not magically become a permanent SAHM.

Which is not surprising. Women who really, really value that extra time with new babies will be motivated to make it work so they can get it, even if it requires extra effort to get their career back on track. Women who are risk averse about career setbacks (for whatever reason, and there are plenty of good ones) don't want to have to worry about how that time off will impact their career.

It really just depends on your career, your risk tolerance, your goals, and what you value most. There's no wrong answer (which means that it really is NOT binary, but I get why some women view it that way because it basically was for them).[/quote]

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