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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What if the person decided to take a break to travel? Would the approach be the same?[/quote]

Most people don't take several years off to travel.[/quote]

How does this answer my question?

DH has a couple friend who just took a year off of work to travel the world and TTC in the process. We're so happy for them. (They didn't tell the TTC part to anybody but us, not even their parents) but she was kind of scared about the impact on their careers. The husband said SCREW IT, [b]WE'VE WORKED HARD ENOUGH FOR TOO LONG TIME[/b] TO RELAX and I told her that she'll have a lot to think of if they indeed get pregnant in the process... They're on month 3 and just finishing Europe. Next step is a cruise in Greece and they're heading to Asia. Their FB pics are breathtaking![/quote]

Unless they are 65, I don't really get this attitude.  Do they really think they've worked harder than other people struggling with this economy?  I know single parents who work 2 full-time jobs and have been for the last several years.  They are either stupidly rich, or just stupid.

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I also have a (now ex-) colleague who did the same thing- he is single and had enough money that he could take 18 months to travel all of north and south america.  He has worked hard for his money and saved up specifically for this purpose.  When he returns to DC he will need to find work again after a year and a half off- he is by no means ready to retire. But he is not stupidly rich or stupid either.  Yes, there are a lot of people who aren't able to do this (who work hard and deserve a break) but why hold it against those who can? In fact, it opened up a job for someone who needs one.[/quote]

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