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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I feel this way now that my kids are school aged. But when they were babies and toddlers, hell now. Being home with them all day was my nightmare.

But now they're in school and way more independent, and the idea of staying home is extremely appealing. I'd be able to get them to all their activities, take care of all our chores during the day, have alone time, and really maximize our family time in the evenings and weekends. It's a dream of mine but financially I just don't know if it makes sense. Plus, I'm worried about leaving the workforce for so long. My kids will eventually grow up and I'll feel antsy to work again, I know it. [/quote]

This. I never wanted to SAH, but now that my DD is 8 and so busy, I'd love to. I could totally stay busy during the day while she's at school with home and life stuff (which I totally would've thought was laughable a couple of years ago). I'm so sick of our lives being such that if I hit traffic leaving work, it throws our entire evening for a loop. I feel frazzled and like I'm not doing my best at home and work. At the least, I wish I didn't have a job that required so much brain power. I probably would not admit that out loud to many people, but it's the truth.

But I make good money (about 50% of our household income, though we'd be fine on DH's income alone) and it seems stupid to quit. So I stay, but I am SO tired. It's getting harder and harder to get up early enough to get into work early enough to leave in time to get her to all the things. I haven't slept past 5am in so many years. I'd love to SAH for the next 5-10 years and then come back... but it's not really an option in my industry. [/quote]

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