Contemplating being a stay at home mom
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Isn't it nice when everything is black and white ? I find the real world a little more complex at times. Would you like to meet my teddy bear ?
Single moms, of course, are exempt from my previous statements. Children are rather fond of eating on a regular basis. Chistopher Duncan Author - The Career Programmer: Guerilla Tactics for an Imperfect World (Apress)
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I just wanted some opinions from people in my field. I will hopefully be giving birth in April of next year. The grand plan is to have two children within 4 years and return to the workforce sometime in 2007. I know this is a long time in SW years, but do you think it's realistic to be welcomed back? I JUST got into somewhat current stuff (my first 4 yrs was spent on Ada on a Unix system, and I now do Visual C++ on 2000 with COM). Any input appreciated, Lilian
My wife decided to stay home with our first child and she hasn't regretted it. She's not a programmer, but she loved her job just the same (she just happens to love her son more). Just remember, your child is more important than money and all of your personal needs.
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I just wanted some opinions from people in my field. I will hopefully be giving birth in April of next year. The grand plan is to have two children within 4 years and return to the workforce sometime in 2007. I know this is a long time in SW years, but do you think it's realistic to be welcomed back? I JUST got into somewhat current stuff (my first 4 yrs was spent on Ada on a Unix system, and I now do Visual C++ on 2000 with COM). Any input appreciated, Lilian
Congradulations! We took a different path, and got my wives parents to live with us. After the initial bit of adjustment this has worked like a charm. My wife spent 6 months at home after having each of our kids, then went back to work full time. If you can get either set of parents over to help out, by all means do so. Trust me, you will really want a second set of hands around. As for loosing your skill set, if you don't program for 5 years, then yes you will become quite rusty. I would take consulting jobs as they come along just to keep my hand in. It will take some effort, because small children are a full time job by themselves.