I have been at home for the last five years as a SAHM while my children were small. I've loved being lucky enough to have the opportunity to spend this time with them and have really enjoyed it.
My children will be starting school this year so I've decided to return to work. I've been fortunate enough to find a great job, doing what I did previously with a good salary. We have organised the necessary childcare for pre and post school and my lovely DH has arranged to change his hours to minimise the time that DCs are in childcare.
So far so good.
Until I started to tell my friends - I seem to have upset nearly everybody! 
Friends with kids who've always worked full time say they don't think I'll be able to hack full time.
Friends who've always worked part time say "oohh full time, well I wouldn't want to spend soooo much time away from my children.
Friends who are SAHMs seem astounded that I'm going back to work despite the fact that I've always stated this as my intention
Now I appreciate that of course I'll find the change tough at first, and that there will be a period of adjustment for the whole family but really I'm pretty confident that this will be a good thing for us.
AIBU to expect that at the very least my friends should smile and say "well done we're proud of you"?