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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Question for all if you- did you intend when you got married/had kids that you would SAH? Or did it just kind of happen? [/quote]

Never in a million years did I think I would be a SAHM. Honestly when I was young and single, I looked down at SAHMs. I assumed they weren’t ambitious and/or weren’t very good at their careers.

I was working 70-80 hrs when I got pregnant with my first child. I hated coming home so late that he would already be sleeping. I got a 9-5 forty hr per week job but it still wasn’t enough time with my child. I worked 20-30 hours per week when I had my second child. This was when I was least happy. I felt I was half assing everything in my life. It sounds ideal but it wasn’t. With commute, it felt like I still had a full time job. I was always tired. That had more to do with having young kids. I gained weight and felt frumpy.

I’m now a SAHM of 3 and feel happy and fulfilled. I am able to work out, spend quality time with my children and just enjoy life. I am in better shape than before having kids. I’m back to a size 4. Life is good.[/quote]

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