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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]If you quit now you are never going to want to go back to work before your kids go to college if you could find a job after being out of the labor force for 10 years.[/b] I am doing the opposite. I worked full-time when my kids were young and just went to 80% part-time now that they are in K and 2nd grade. When we run into kids my 2nd grader spent years with at daycare he doesn't even remember them. He doesn't remember that I used to work full-time. I love that I can make connections to other moms at school and to his teachers. I plan on going to 60% in a couple of years as they get older and 50% went they are in middle school. I think it is more important to stay home during these ages.  By delaying working part-time we were able to save for our retirement, start saving for college, and buy a house in a neighborhood with good public schools. I also advanced in my career and have an easier time going part-time. [/quote]

PP who was a SAHM w/ freelance work for 7 yrs.  I was a SAHM from the birth of #1 and was eager to get back to work when #2 started K.  IMO, there's no perfect way or perfect years to be a SAHM.  My kids go to a school with mostly FT working parents so I found the parent connections were happening more at aftercare pick up rather than right after school.  DS was begging to go to aftercare with all his friends since they weren't available for mid-week playdates. The school also doesn't want much in the way of parent volunteers and schedules nearly all activities for evenings/weekends.  However, I have friends where the school culture is much more focused around at-home parents so I'd probably feel differently if we were in that kind of neighborhood.

When I quit I figured I'd go back to work when #2 was about 3, figuring I'd be comfortable with full-time preschool then but I was loving SAHM life and our PT preschool that I had no desire to go back to work.  Once they were both in school full-day I was ready.  Now with 1 in ES and 1 in MS, I feel like I'm home plenty but DH and I both WAH one day a week (and any other time we need to) so that helps. I also go in early so I'm home by 5.  That works fine with kids who are in bed by 9pm but would have been awful when my babies did best by being in bed at 7pm at the latest.  [/quote]

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