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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Empty nester here. My advice in a nutshell: stay home as long as you possibly can. Yes, through high school if possible. It matters to the kids ALOT. In subtle and more obvious ways. They won't thank you while they are home, but will thank you later. You don't get those years back. [/quote]

Middle and high school years are extremely important and difficult. Not a time to abandon them to after school activities and housekeepers.

But giving up your career is a tough decision. Can you go part time, OP? I would have chosen that route were it available to me. I can't go back to work now, since I've been out too long, so my career is over. I'm struggling to start a home-based business that I can do while the kids are in school, and after they go to college. If only I'd been able to keep my foot in the door with part time work. You'll enjoy the freedom for the first year, and then you'll start getting restless, OP, if you're like me and loved your job. The workplace is still basically a man's world, not child or family friendly. Needs to evolve a lot in that respect, but it's too late for me. My kids come first, so I've made my choice and suffered the consequences, but my children have not. [/quote]

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