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Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
my wife stayed home and doesn't regret it. our kids are out of elementary now. it happens really fast- she has way better memories of them than I do. The work is boring, thats why people have high post numbers- give the kids a chance- shoot if you don't like it you can always go back.
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We're getting there (damn, you must be old) and the issue that we see looming is, what does the staying-at-home one do when the kids are at home less and less? In our case, so far, the volunteer opportunities are there, but, four or six years down the road, there's going to be a need to get back into an outside occupation. The hardest part is for the former overachiever to be looking at starter spots again, not so much for money, but because the need to be at home will be gone, and minds wither if you don't use them.
