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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why not find help for the things that stress you out (still can find solutions for dinner and household chores) so you can maximize time with your kids?

I'd only quit as a last resort. The years go SO fast.  I feel like I definitely had your thoughts from time to time when my kids were younger but I stayed in the workforce and now that they are in MS and HS, I am SO glad!!

But you have to trust you gut.  good luck.[/quote]

The years going by so fast is, for me, both an argument to leave work (they’re little for such a short period!) and to stay (why tank my career for such a short season).

OP, good luck. Mine are not quite as old as yours, but I’ve been considering some consulting work instead of FT work. As they grow, it seems we get busier instead of less busy. [/quote]

+1 my DH is consider leaving his job for the same reasons as you (though he makes a little less and has much less flexibility). If you can make it work financially for your HH, I don't think you will regret it.

No question you can "make it work" at that salary (so can we) but a question of stress, time with kids, just feeling harried all the time etc. it's tradeoffs no matter what.[/quote]

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