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RE: Quitting a Career to Become a Housewife - Old fashioned or Realistic?
Kudos for speaking honestly!
I realized that all of my hard work was really only making money for the company and everything that I earned was being spent on debts, childcare costs, work clothes, travel costs and expensive lunchtime food.
Most are so caught up in "The Lie" (or as @WWF calls it the "Fictional Realm") that we never take that bold step towards the obvious.
To invest in our children is in my opinion one of, if not the most, important aspect of our lives; not to mention duty to our family. For us these most formative years of our child's life were too important to relegate to another.
I absolutely agree. When I left my job and spent more time with my son, I really felt that I dnd't know him! And if I didn't know him, who's values had he been living by for all that time! I am glad that i woke up to reality when he was 7, not 17, but I still feel as though I missed out on a lot during the first 7 years of his life. We have definitely made up for it since though haha I love @wwf's approach to life, I just wish more people would wake up to this reality. I guess if we keep spreading the word more people will realize that they have options and choices beyond what we are told. Thank you for your comment :)