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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm waffling.  My husband (a) loves his job, (b) appears to be secure in his job, and (c) makes enough money to support us in a lifestyle that meets our needs and most of our wants (a Toyota Corolla is just fine with me).  I like being a mum, and I like being employed and engaged with society in that way, too.

I know that taking a few years off will make it VERY hard to return to the workforce, so right now I'm taking a step down.  I lucked out in finding a 3-4 days a week job that I like well enough.  That gives me two days with my kiddies... though, honestly, a lot of that time is spent cleaning, cooking, grocery shopping and running errands.  The quality time with my family still happens in the evenings![/quote]

Hi there - I am considering jumping into your boat.  I've expiremented by taking days off to see what it was like, and it's pretty much exactly what you describe.  Even though the quality time still happens in the evenings, what I found is that my overall work-life balance was better and that I was less stressed and more able to be present (and pleasant!) with my family.  The two days off were spent thus - grocery shopping, cleaning, laundry, taking DS to doctor's appts, being at home to let in contractors and accept deliveries, etc.  It meant that my weekends were much more relaxed, too.  I don't think now is the right time for us for some long-term financial reasons, mainly b/c I get ridiculous 401K contributions from my employer right now and I'd like to continue that for a little while so that we have more socked away and growing while we are still relatively young.  But in 2-3 years, I think the 3 day a week PT gig will be just the thing for me.[/quote]

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