I'm a newbie and this is my first post. I know newbies are often advised to avoid starting their first thread in AIBU but I wasn't sure where this should go. So please be gentle, if you can! :-)
Here goes:
My parents worked very hard for my sisters and I. Education was paramount. They saved every last penny to send us to a private school (with scholarships paying bulk of fees) and they were over the moon that we attended university and got degrees. They thought they could essentially buy us the life they wished for themselves.
After uni, I got a job and worked for three years, until I married and had DD last year.
I've decided not to return to work as I want to be a SAHM. DH does not earn a huge salary (less than national average) but we live in a very small house in a not particularly nice part of town so we get by.
My parents have been supportive, but I do feel very guilty that their big plans for me ( career, financial independence etc) haven't quite materialised.
Has anyone else experienced this? Does the guilt subside? Or am I being selfish by being so quick to drop all the opportunities they worked for?
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MarthaLovesMatthew · 12/05/2010 21:02
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