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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I left a demanding career to SAH almost ten years ago, and I’m now considering going back to work in a lower-pressure field related to my old career.

Although I’m excited about the possible change, I feel like I keep having casual conversations with others that suggest if I’m going back to work I must somehow regret having stayed home. Which isn’t true, at all. I treasure the years I had at home, but my kids are older now and I still have a long life ahead of me. How would you respond to someone who suggests I must regret the last ten years? Or worse, thinks that because I’m going back to work it’s suddenly ok to belittle SAHMs to me? Does anyone else have experience with this? It puts me in such an awkward situation.[/quote]

Smile and say “it was the best choice for us at the time, and I’m also looking forward to the next phase.” And move on. As the debate here shows, some people are going to project their own issues onto your choices. It’s not your problem.[/quote]

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