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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I recently had my third child. I’ve been enjoying my time home while on maternity leave.

With three kids (6 and under), I feel like I am constantly busy. I was busy before, with 2 kids, but I am handling it better without the added stress of my job and like being available for my kids more - to the extent that I’m considering whether I should leave my job altogether at some point.

Leaving aside my financial hesitations about leaving the workforce, I have this nagging feeling about not doing something intellectually stimulating. I have a decent career in which I have mom tracked myself but I could dial it up. I am model mgmt at a prestigious company, went to a top university, and was always a strong student. I value having a parent being at home with the kids, and a less stressed one at that, but I feel this impending loss of identity not achieving.

I wouldn’t miss my job itself as much as having goals to work towards and feeling less aimless on a daily basis. Any sahms deal with that feeling? [/quote]

No. I don’t miss using my intelligence and competence to make maga corporations richer.

I enjoy reading what I want to read instead of corporate mumbo jumbo.

I do miss the interaction with other adults and colleagues whose company I enjoyed.

Instead of talking to my husband about work I’ve enjoyed reading more intellectually interesting books - literature, history, niche topics - and sharing them with DH. He comments that he enjoys the fun topics I bring to our conversations. [/quote]

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