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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. Thanks.

I think I just worry because I didn't work for so long, and the women they know who do work (aunts, friends, neighbors) all appear to have this great balance - I worry they have a unrealistically rosy picture of motherhood, that's all. Like, can doctors even take a few years off to SAH, or is that impossible? (Just an example)[/quote]

Why do they need to take time off? 
I'm a great mom and I never stopped working.

Also, how do you know they'll be able to have kids?
How do you know they'll find a partner to have kids with?
How do you know they'll want to have kids?
How do you know they'll have a spouse/partner who assumes they should be the one to take time off if they have kids?

You're making A LOT of antiquated assumptions about womanhood/motherhood.

Your children - whether male or female - should pursue a career they are interested in and life will happen along the way. But right now is about college or career path, not planning for parenthood. [/quote]

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