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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For me, we had saved a lot of money (my own 401k an other investments were solid; jointly we were doing great), had all the right insurance set up, had a solid emergency fund, were in our forever home, liked our public schools if needed, DH's compensation was less than mine but solid and we had confidence in his career trajectory, and we both grew up with far less so we know how to scrape by in a pinch if it ever happened and took longer than expected for me to return to work.

On balance, we felt our kid's particular needs at the time were not compatible with the hours were both worked and something had to give (work life was far less flexible back then). I was confident that I would be happy taking on that role, even though giving up the work was not an easy choice (nor would it have been easy to go the other way).

As time went on, we became even more financially comfortable, our family needs increased, my time spent at nonpaying work became more and more valuable to me and the community. I never struggled to find intellectual stimulation or activities that were rewarding for me. Each time we revisited our family-work-life balance, we felt that the status quo was working best for us.[/quote]

Valuable to the community, lol. [/quote]

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