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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Nobody regrets being a SAHM. [/quote]

Are you kidding? I do. I went back to work in part because a sahm of older kids down the street, someone i liked and admired and who seemed to have a great life, said she regretted staying home and felt that she was trapped and had no options for the future.[/quote]

My mom was a SAHM and then my Dad was diagnosed a brain tu or and couldn't work for an extended period.  He had a risky surgery that could have killed him or left him permanently disabled  but fortunately worked though the recovery was rough. Insurance doesn't cover everything.  The savings were totally wiped out.  It took mom time to get another job in addition to everything else.

If you do decide to be a SAHP, the working parent especially needs very good life and long term disability insurance. [/quote]

I think this stuff kind of goes both ways.  My cousin had an aneurysm and died suddenly when her girls were in third and fifth grade.  Because she was a SAHM and active in the community, the girls had an extended network of adults that they could rely on and that helped them get through their mother’s death.  People took turns helping with homework, cooking meals, driving them to appointments, etc.

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Unless these kid are now middle aged and you know for sure they are fine, you do not know the severe impact this had on them
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