u/ImaginaryBeach1

So I left a high stress decently paying career when DD was born and my husband a high earning tech worker wanted me to stay home. I was nursing so it was an easy decision. It was hard but an amazing relationship to just be my babies everything. Along the way I ended up starting an informal group for a nice topic that is tangential to things that make other people money. So after a few years of doing that volunteer we got sponsored to make it a non profit and I backed the sole half time staff person. This was amazing as my only went into preschool at 3 I also started working a salaried job that was part time, remote and really I was accountable to no one so made my own hours. Well three layers dd is finishing kindergarten and I’m thinking of walking away. My hubs is tired of the trips (maybe 5/6 times a year for a few days for conferences). He would like more of my attention on the home. And I’m tired of the jobs politics and my daughter is only getting older.

But I do realize the position is a unicorn and maybe I’m crazy for walking away? Idk what do other people think, anyone else get a good gig when kids were out of the toddler stage but then return to full time parenting after a bit?

We have been to every bday party we are invited to unless we are out of town. We have a good friend group from preschool so those are plenty of parties. Then in my daughter’s kindergarten class I realize we have only been invited to 6/19 parties. For my daughter’s party we invited all the girls (10) and a few boys. We had good attendance. Interestingly half the invites we did get were for the boys we invited. Are we being iced out? I’m willing to proffer the early in school year bdays no one knew us, and some may have summer bdays.

Or is that in line with our peoples experience? I realize not everyone does big parties.