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[quote=Anonymous]So sad that this conversation is still happening in 2024. I raise my kids. My husband raises our kids. I work part time so they had some daycare. If someone thinks that means that I only partially raised my kids that’s on them and I can’t control that. If someone thinks it means I’m lazy that’s on them and I can’t control that. I was privileged to have a lot of options - I could have worked a bigger job, stayed home or the middle road I picked. Now my kids are getting older and I have more influence and seniority. I might be your son or daughter’s boss one day and I’ll do my best to make sure they have options to do what they think is best for their families. That’s my goal for my own kids- giving them options and the knowledge I’ll respect however they decide to handle this.

Also, I have some regrets. In retrospect I wish I pushed for a full year off with each kid. I was too scared to. I can live with the fact that I didn’t do everything perfectly, even for my own family. Pretending we all figured it out perfectly doesn’t help anyone. [/quote]

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