Is Returning to Work After Kids a Scary Thought?

Staying at home is a tough choice for any mom.  More than that, there are moms who would love to stay home but really can’t because of financial reasons.  (As this blogger raises her hand!)  There are still more women afraid to leave their jobs for a few years because they think they might never be allowed back in to the workforce (or at least not without some struggle.)

A new article suggests that not only is it possible for women to stay at home and then return to the workforce, it’s something that shouldn’t even be feared.  An article titled “Is it really hard to return to work after baby?” offers five questions to ask yourself to help you decide if you should stay home with your kids.  One of them, “Is your salary the same as daycare costs” seems like the most obvious answer to consider.

The article also suggests that more and more women are preplanning and budgeting for kid time.  The author says, “Focus groups that I have attended show that more and more women are beginning to budget for years at home, planning this period in their lives.”  (Again, this blogger raises her hand.)

Still, this subject of women staying home is a tricky one.  Mostly because, it’s no one’s business what each of us do.  No one has the right to comment on one mom who decides to stay home, another who decides to work, and another who tries to combine the two.  We’re all just trying to do what’s right for our families.  But it is nice to know we have a lot of options.