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[quote=Anonymous]I have mixed feelings about my decision to SAH. I decided when I was pregnant I couldn’t stand the thought of leaving the baby. I had just received a promotion I was waiting on so it was tough to give that up. I went back and forth and spoke to my sister who had a nanny so got a realistic idea of the expense. After taxes, nanny and work related expenses I asked myself if it was worth working when I really wanted to be home. We were ok but in no way financially great and it would mean huge sacrifices. I figured it would be until DD hit K and my future youngest was hopefully ready for nursery school. I loved those early years and was never bored. I was a better parent because I was unstressed. Eventually I didn’t just have 1 more but 2 more and by the time #3 was born I had been home 6 years. I readjusted my return to work timeline so that I could be home until he was 2 but by then it was clear he had a disability and my other 2 kids also had mild disabilities so the therapy schedule made it hard to return.  Needless to say, by the almost 10 year mark, I concluded it was going to be permanent. But at the 20 year mark (youngest in HS) I wanted to go back.  Eventually after a long and frustrating search I was offered a low paying role but I took it because it seemed rewarding and I was told there’d be advancement opportunities. It’s turned out to be a dead end job and I have a horrible boss so now I will be quitting again. I accept that this might be it for me. I don’t regret staying home but I really do regret not doing more to keep a foot in the door career-wise. You never know what the future will bring.[/quote]

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