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I made a casual comment about my sister-in-law's career and she blew up.

Like her career blew up? I 28 female have been with my husband, 31 male, for three years, married for two,

and we have a two and a half year old child. I'm currently two months pregnant with our second and last child.

When dear husband and I met, I was child free by choice and I was at the top of my career.

And by the way, this comes from Throwaway 68 Baby.

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OK Storytime subreddit. I'm Carly. I'm, Sophia. I'm Dakota. And we're here to give good advice, goofily, but we don't have all the answers. We only know what we would do. So let us know what you would do in the comments. And OP says, when we had our child, I was devastated at the thought of going back to work.

Dear husband is a blue collar man, also at the top of his field.

We own our vehicles and he bought his, our home, at 21, and has a fantastic interest rate.

I lived frugally well beneath my means and had modest but relevant savings and investment accounts.

We made the decision that I would become a stay-at-home mom until the second child enters kindergarten.

It was the best decision of my life. Oh wow. My brother-in-law met and married my sister-in-law during this time. When I made my decision to be a stay-at-home mom, we were discussing it at a family dinner. And we actually had a small debate. Her argument was essentially, I could never give up my career for my child. I can't give up that part of myself. My career is my passion and a big part of my identity,

and it's sad when women lose themselves in motherhood. I'm very secure in myself and my choices,

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