If you had the opportunity to take a 5 year sabbatical from your 9 to 5, do you think your kids would benefit more from you being home for them in the summer/after school at the tender ages of 4 and 7 or the potentially difficult pre- and adolescent years?
Just askin’……your insight is valuable to me.
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First of all: where did you get a picture of me?!
Secondly, having children of all ages and stages (it seems that way, anyway) I think Intrepid needs me more now, at 12, than he did when he was 4 or 7. They go through SO many changes at this time including the dreaded puberty. They have more friend issues, they start thinking about the opposite gender (or the same gender), they start thinking about parties, drinking, drugs... AND, summer camps are quickly becoming 'uncool' and 'I'd rather stay home'.
If I could choose, I would say 11-16 would be the years I'd be around more.
Interesting...
Hard to tell. I am going to have to go with Maven's comments since she is The Mom and I am just a poser. She said so on her blog.
No clue really... he seems happy to be away from me for large stretches of time. I just wish I had more flexibility to stay home when he's sick. By the same token he seems to want to hang with his parents right now. In five years, I'm not sure he'll want to... I really don't know.
A coworker did this. She left for a few years and came back. I think she thought it was a fantastic idea. The only thing, was that she had to buy back her pension when she returned, so that she can retire at the same time as everyone else
YES!! I stayed home with the kid from 0-5 and it was totally worth it. Our best shared memories are from those years. Go for it. The only problem is you'll never want to go back
Can I stay home forever????
Tough question. One I don't have an answer for.
I think your kids always need you so that is a hard choice. We have decided to focus on one of us staying home until kindergarden and then trying to have one of us be done work by 3pm to be home after school.
I think your kids always need you so that is a hard choice. We have decided to focus on one of us staying home until kindergarden and then trying to have one of us be done work by 3pm to be home after school.
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