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[quote=Anonymous]Enjoy! I think it's totally fine to make that choice if it's what works for your family.

I was a mostly-SAHM (had a small PT job) when my kids were little so I have a lot of SAHM friends. I'd say about half ended up going back to work (as I did too) and half are still SAHMs with kids now in HS and college. They are generally happy with the arrangement and are able to support their kids in doing more time intensive ECs that required a lot of driving and logistics when they were younger. A couple have kids with special needs that require a lot of dr and therapist visits. Some have gotten very involved in leadership roles for big school projects or community volunteering. More of them have larger families (3-4 kids) too or local aging parents that need more help so there are more at-home logistics to juggle.

Financially, we needed me to go back to work (or move to a low cost area which we didn't want to do) and I like my job most days but I also loved my SAHM years and look forward to being done with the 9-5 by the time I'm in my late 50s and #2 finishes college.[/quote]

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