Will you still be working?

Will you still be working?

With today 'modern women' and all, and me being extremely bored at my job right now reading the job post that is out there, I thought this would be very interesting to find out. How many career-inspiring girls we have here, and how many.. not after marriage and children?

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I'd love to quit after having children. However, it depends on what our finances look like at that point.

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I don't ever want to quit completely... but it would be nice to take some time off when the kids are born or work part time. My FH has dreams of owning his own businesses and said I could run those from home But we'll see if that ever happens.

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I would love to be able to be a stay at home mom, but it doesn't seem too likely. My sister and I will probably take over my dad's real estate business eventually, so at least I'll work for myself and my hours should be pretty flexible.

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I hope to work PT or take off for a while when we have kids until they are old enough to go to school.

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My FH told me last night that if he gets a job in Nassau or Suffolk (cop, he's now in the NYPD) that I woudn't have to work when we have kids.. he told me that i have accomplished so much and have done so much already that he would want me to raise our children.. and I could have a small part time job at a boutique.. that was his exact words, he's so cute.. then when the kids are school age, I'd probably go back

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I would never dream of quitting ever... my career is just as important to me as his... we talked about it and agree that raising children is 50/50, so there's no reason why either of us should have to quite our job, as long as we work together fully to raise them... I think it's just as important to provide a remarkable role model, and I will always look up to my mother as providing the best role model of what a good mother and ambitious career woman can be... I want to do that for my children as well

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Definitely still working. After spending 4 years in college and 3 years in law school, which isn't cheap, there's no way I'm giving up my career. I've worked too hard to get where I am and I feel like it would be a waste for me to have studied so hard and sacrificed so much just to give it. I may decide to leave my law firm at some point to go in house or to do public interest work, which will decrease my hours, but I don't plan on quitting.

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Actually, my FI and I decided that he may be a SAHD once we have kids! I am going to finish my Doctorate, and once I do I should be making much more $, so it would make financial sense for me to be the one to continue working. If he is as good with kids as he is with animals I know they will be in good hands (I have never changed a diaper before, so I can't say I have any experience in it anyway!).

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Posted by jenniesunshine

Definitely still working. After spending 4 years in college and 3 years in law school, which isn't cheap, there's no way I'm giving up my career. I've worked too hard to get where I am and I feel like it would be a waste for me to have studied so hard and sacrificed so much just to give it. I may decide to leave my law firm at some point to go in house or to do public interest work, which will decrease my hours, but I don't plan on quitting.

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couldn't have said it better myself! (not the law school part) but i've spent the last 10 years getting my bachelors, masters and cpa i'm not going to give it up now. i chose a career i know i can do part-time or in-house so i could hopefully raise a family too. the idea is to have it all hopfully it will come true....

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I will still be working but when we have kids I am going to take off til they all are in kindergarden - then I will work part time...

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I still work, staying home is not an option for me in todays society!! The cost of living is too high, and although we do alright, my part is necessary! I hope to win lotto one day.

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I would still work we make really good money together and he could probably do it alone. I would die if I didn't have something to do everyday. As I get up in age, I think that I would do something like babysitting babies and sm children , but that is FAR off. I am only 26.

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I think that I will be working for the rest of my life!!

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As long as we stay living on LI, we will need the two incomes. These days, who can afford to quite their job! If we ever decide to move to Texas, well then I might consider going part-time after having .

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