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[quote=Anonymous]There is a part of me that reads the college alumni notes and feels like a complete slacker in comparison.  However, there is another part of me that remembers my mom saying no one is irreplaceable at work.  If you drop dead of a heart attack tomorrow while your co-workers would be sad, the boss would be looking to put someone else in the same seat before your chair is cold.

So my thought is that you don't look at it as an all or nothing.   Had the first 5-10 years focused in my career.  I made some really good choices that set me up for the type of flexible, well-paying job I have now.  My kids are almost at the age that I can take on more responsibility at work.  While they were young there was just so much to do with bottle prep, laundry, feeding etc plus teaching them to dress themselves, feed themselves, use the bathroom, not have meltdowns when you say no etc. And having time for the fun stuff like playing,talking to them, and reading to them.  Elementary years are homework,activities, and lots of volunteering. So 10-12 years I'm trying to maintain at a family friendly job.  As they get older there is less I need to do.  So I have another 14-15 years of work where I can kick it into a higher gear.  The key though is I had only two and they are fairly close together (18 months apart).  While that was really hard in the beginning, I'm now 41 and starting to think of the next step in my career.[/quote]

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