hi mummies, how many of you were middle managers and decided to step down from your portfolio? did it require a lot of courage and did you have any regrets? im in a huge dilemma whether i shld step down. baby is now 10 plus month. i want to spend more time nurturing yet lack the courage to cut down on my work. anyone can offer me some wisdom here?

It's not so simple. Everyone will say it's best to be able to enjoy ur kids fully. But there are a lot more issues u should consider. Not everyone personality can be SAHM. U will have lesser adult conversations, do lesser adults things, maybe not meet ur friends as much, start to talk like a Aunty (groceries how much etc). Ur family expenses and lifestyle changes. Ur expectation of ur financial savings, investment and how u both want to manage the money. A lot more. Pple will always assume u have a lot of time and free when in fact u are always busy. Not simple. Personally I would cut back but not quit if possible. I don't think I will be v employable so many years down the road and not sure if I wana start right from the bottom. I feel that job also gives some kind of personal fulfillment. Time waits for no man, kids will not be kids forever, but when the kids grow up and have their own friends and not hang out w u or married already, what will be left of u? So I think best is to have a part time or something away from the kid to help u have a personal sense of fulfiment that is not dependent on others or ur child, but on u