The nail was hit on the head when it was said that we fear lack of intellectual stimulation, not financial distress when choosing between staying home and going back to work. Many of us who have spent years getting an education and preparing for a career cannot imagine staying at home and "letting that go to waste." For some of us that meant driving home every day at noon to breastfeed, and making sure we had our children cared for at home, or at least cared for by someone who knew the importance of breastmilk. We ran ourselves ragged as a result. I must admit, after reading Judy's post, that I would have chosen to stay home, if I had found something as intellectually stimulating as my work, no matter how little money I would have made.....VNJ *********************************************** The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html