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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You are probably being influenced by the growing pro-SAHM culture. I know it’s getting to me and for the first time I’m fantasizing about quitting. [/quote] I'm 54, and I fantasized about it because several moms around me had either quit or pulled way back when the kids were young. But, eventually, I went back to work, first PT, then FT, because 1. I'm not really cut out to be a sahm, and 2. I want to retire early. A few of the moms who became a sahm had husbands who made a lot; the others have husbands who are planning to work until 65. Neither DH nor I want to work till 65, so I had to go back to work to contribute to our retirement so that we could both retire well before 65. That said, the stress in the family did go way down, but by a certain age, the kids really didn't need me that much, and DH and I both had relatively flexible jobs.[/quote]
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