January 2011
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My Story of Leaving Medicine 10 years ago
[This is a guest post]
“Well, this may be more that any of you want to know.
I am a 52 year gastroenterologist, married to a gastroenterologist, who chose to be a full time mom 10 years ago when my daughter was 10 and my son 8 years old. My son was accepting of our chaotic life, but our daughter was not. She was miserable and had grown up never knowing when we’d be home, who would...
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The Entrepreneurial MD takes on the mommy life
I started the New Year in a whole new mode - no more regular nanny!
This is a big step for me, as I have pretty much had a nanny working full-time since my daughter was three weeks old. These have been busy years, birthing and then raising a child and a business at the same time.
As my daughter neared her eighth birthday, and we faced the decision of hiring yet another full-time nanny, I...
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Can you ever go back?
[This is a guest post]
“I’m so glad to find this website. I thought that I was one of only a handful of women who “took the leap” to stay at home. I finished residency 18 months ago and have been at home with my toddler since then. I was so tired when I finished, I couldn’t imagine going full-time. Part-time work has been harder to find than I thought, and now,...