let me ask you this question

why do you work? Are you so passionate about your profession that you will work not matter what?

If money is a large part of reason, I will aruge that not working will give you a bigger net gain.

My wife quited her job when our kids were in elementary school. She will take kids to different lessons, go different parks etc. The end results are that both my kids participated in many extra activities. When they get into HS, they automatically got themself involved in many activities. An at home mom could be a taxi driver for them to expand their reach.

If you work, your EFC is likely higher. If you spend more time push your kids, they "might" get better GPA/scores etc. They will have a lot of E/C to put in their applications. How many years you will have to work to equal a 100% full ride in the like of Duke or WashU? At the same time, how much less headach and pressure you could avoid?

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• Pressures comes from staying home 7/24~~~ -20146- ♀ (0 bytes) () 11/26/2007 postreply 11:04:21

• 推爸的理论。 不过你问错人啦，云妹妹很喜欢她的工作。 -小葡萄妈妈- ♀ (66 bytes) () 11/26/2007 postreply 11:05:58

• 虽然是因为喜欢，可钱也是原因呢 -云槎- ♀ (137 bytes) () 11/26/2007 postreply 11:11:20

• 钱不是主要的，当然也是要紧的，最主要是自己非常喜欢 -云槎- ♀ (0 bytes) () 11/26/2007 postreply 11:09:51

• 不要太绝对哦.working mom的孩子也一样可以进Duke or WashU 滴. -3Es- ♀ (0 bytes) () 11/26/2007 postreply 11:12:39

• Also HYPMS -lucky8910- ♀ (0 bytes) () 11/26/2007 postreply 11:54:12

• 回复：let me ask you this question -2`- ♂ (80 bytes) () 11/26/2007 postreply 12:17:27