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From the other side of the SAHM years -- with a now young adult child: I left my career 22 years ago and never went back, though I have worked freelance from home. Not for a living, but for some extra money (not one penny of which my DH has ever asked about or asked for). And only when and as I wanted, absolutely not the equivalent of FT or even regular PT work. Zero regrets. My field is an exciting one and I loved it, but it was already changing when I left it and has changed radically since then; I couldn't have gone back if I'd wanted to, and that's fine. I am a terrible homemaker, so no perfect, clean house; my DH does not earn what many on DCUM would consider a great salary; the "lifestyle" is not what many on DCUM would consider sufficient, though we're fine for retirement. But I suspect the real difference is that the marriage was and is strong, and gets stronger as we get older. Everything we have is ours, together, and always has been, and DH is always so appreciative of the fact I could be involved in DC's activities and schools. DH has been, too, even while working.

It's interesting to see how many women here seem to have in the backs of their minds the idea that "We could divorce someday so I'd better be prepared for that." Maybe it's generational, because I'm 60, have very, very few friends who have divorced so we didn't see a spate of divorces in the 40s age range when we hit that age. [/quote]

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