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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Neither role gets done well. Lots of guilt on both ends. [/quote]

100%.  With some rare exceptions, if you want a successful career, your family life will suffer.  If you prioritize your family, your career suffers.  All the men VPs at my company have SAH wives.  The women are all either single or have a stay at home spouse or spouse with a lower level, flexible job.

Now that my kids are close to graduating HS, I regret all the time and effort I spent climbing the ladder at the expense of family time.  On the flip side, if I hadn’t done so, we would not have had the same lifestyle- the big house, private schools, etc.  If I had a do-over, I might have made different choices. [/quote]

People always say that, but if the shoe were on the other foot like it is for some of us, you would complain about all of your single friends who have fancy titles, awesome homes/cars, who take luxury vacations.

I am someone that floats both worlds, but mainly a p/t worker the past few years. I have given my all to launch my kids. Truth be told, I miss the prestige and trappings of a six-figure income that I used to have. DH advanced a lot while I juggled job/home/kids.

Retraining now. May be able to get back to $150k salary soon. But I do miss it.[/quote]

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