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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m well educated and ambitious and I chose to SAHM. My job was not conducive to parenting the way I wanted, so I quit. I approached being a SAHM as I approach everything— with lots of research, in an organized way, and balancing priorities. I did not “make my children my whole life” because that would not benefit me or them. I’ve always made time for myself, I facilitate a close relationship with their dad and grandparents, and I hire part time childcare at times both to give me a break and to help my kids develop relationships with other adults.

As a SAHM, I’ve had more time to read. I’ve also gotten to learn about a wide range of issues— child development, art, space, animals and biology. There is no end to what you must learn in order to parent well. I approach it with joy and my kids do too.

Now that they are in school, I’m crafting a re-entry to work, but no way am I going back to a 9-6 office job working for someone else. I’ve started doing freelance consulting, am applying to graduate programs, and am building a business plan for something that builds off my old career but incorporates things I’ve learned as a SAHM. I feel more motivated than ever.

I never understand these threads that act like SAHM/working is some binary choice and you must pick a side and explain why that makes you a better person. There are more than two choices and being smart, ambitious, hard-working, or interesting does not mean you have to do one or the other.

There is no amount of money for which I would return to my high-paying, demanding, prestigious former corporate job. So glad I left, so glad I had this time with my kids, so ready for the next chapter.

Think outside the box, folks. Life does not need to be so small or limiting.[/quote]

Well said, and I’m so curious about your new direction![/quote]

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