Indeed, by the time we had kids our kids’ grandparents were too old to help us out thus the final decision for me to leave the full-time work force. I wouldn’t trade it for the world! No regrets…I kept teaching TV part-time at a local college. Huge pay cut but fulfulling. S24 is the last of the 3 headed to college in the fall. A new world awaits!
*I have a special interest in this post as S19 is applying to med school this 2024 cycle. Very good insight.