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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Gotta do what ya gotta do.

We were spoiled with remote jobs.

But moms have been doing this for decades before.

Put your big girl pants on and learn to juggle a job and kids like the rest of us.

Your kids will get older and it gets easier. They will get more self sufficient. [/quote]

As a 54-year-old working mom, I disagree with the above.  When my kids were young, I had to work in the office in a job (lawyer) that required us to be in the office.  But I don't wish that on the younger generation, just because I did it.  Don't we want a system/society that's good for the children?  I believe all children benefit from having more parents working from home -- less traffic on the roads, more adults in the neighborhood, and perhaps more adults available to volunteer at the schools.  (And ideally some of the WAH parents could occasionally do a little back-up for those parents whose jobs (such as health care) do not allow remote work.)

I do think that it's essential to create a group of families that can do back-up for each other as needed.  If you're a family with two working parents, and have no family in the area, I think that such a support network is essential.

I wish we[/quote]

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