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[quote=Anonymous]Is there a way you can shift into a half-time position for a few years?

I have 4 kids, including a high schooler and middle schooler and two in elementary school.  I had a very stressful job up until about a year ago and moved into a much less stressful job (with lower pay) and have been VERY happy to have time home with the kids.  For several years, the kids had been complaining that I wasn't spending time with them.  And I knew that when I did spend time, I was always distracted, busy, stressed, had headaches, etc.  I could tell that a couple of the kids needed more attention than they were getting.  They had an au pair, who did the basics, but didn't do it as 'well' as I can.

Now that I'm home from 2 onward, I find myself very busy from when the kids get home until bedtime.  Helping with homework, taking them places, and just hanging out/playing.  When my high schooler gets home, we just sit and chat for 30 minutes, which I never took the time to do with the old job.  When my younger ones get home, I sit and help with homework (one of those things the au pair could technically do, but I do better).   The middle schooler, in particular, needed more attention and time, and I now have that to give.

In sum, I think late elementary school through early high school is an important period.  It's easy to assume the kids are self sufficient, but they still need help and support getting there and they still like having you around, though they don't always show it.  You know your family dynamic best, and if you think this is important, it probably is.

At the same time, I think the pps are right that without any job, you will have too much free time from 9-2.  See if there are options for a half-time job-- particularly one where you aren't taking the job home with you every day...

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