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[quote=Anonymous]We both gave up our careers. We were at the top of two different non-profit fields, but when our son was born we came to terms with the fact that we didn't love life in DC and we didn't make all that much money anyway for the amount of long hours and travel we did. We both started applying for other jobs and DH found one first, so we moved to an area with a much lower cost of living. I stayed home for awhile until I found a job. It was actually still in my field, but I don't love the actual workplace (still crazy stressful with overwork and underfunding), so I am now taking classes and interviewing for jobs in a completely different field that will allow me to work part-time while our kids are in school. We have no regrets in leaving our careers and leaving DC.  I did worry at first - I went to grad school and worked hard to get where I was - but now our life is so much more laid back and we are so much happier. I kind of wish I hadn't gone for that career in the first place! But allowed me to gain experience and opportunities that lead me to the path I'm on now... I really see it as being one phase of my life, and now I'm in a different phase.[/quote]

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