Returning to work full time... my twins are almost 4 years old now?

I would take the job! If your family could use the money, it will probably make the time you do spend with your girls that much more relaxing! If it could take away some of that financial worry/stress, think of how much fun you could have with them when your minds not drifting to other things. The girls will be fine. Lots of families have to rely on daycare, and after school programs. The girls will probably enjoy some freedom and making new friends. They are getting older now, and its wonderful that you have been able to stay with them for most the time up to now, but soon they will be off to Kindergarten, and school......dint worry...they will be fine!

I think you should try the new, full time job. I think the girls will do just fine. They have eachother, and really its only an extra hour and a half after school ends. If its a complete disaster, you can always go back to part time.... but this opportunity for the full time position may not come again.

You might just want to do stuff like dinner prep the night before, etc... so that once you're all home, you can have good quality time with your girls. Don't do any household chores until they're in bed. And then you still have weekends as well.

Good luck!!

just a suggesstion you could always work from 9:30-3:00 about 27 1/2 hrs a week, it will be a little more money but being with your children should really come first, i'm a new mom of twins also and I'm not returning to the workforce, but I did establish a home business, why not try that as an option also.

I haven't had to make that decision yet, but my daughter is 3 and I had to either have another baby, and stay home a few more years, or make a choice like that. Ask yourself what you want deep down, for yourself, not for your family. You have to be happy, and they'll be happy. Lots of moms juggle work and home life, and have good families. Your kids are old enough to handle this, they'll be going to school in a little over a year anyway. Plus, as twins, they'll always have each other.

Hope this helps.

It seems to me you have 2 choices...take the job and if you wind up hating leaving the girls for that hour and 45 mins in the after school program then you can quit.

Or don't take the job and wonder if you could have handled it, wonder what you could have done for your girls with the extra money, wonder how far off track this has derailed your career...

Part time job, and keep sacrificing! It's REALLY important for Mom to be home at the end of the school day! It's where they will be telling all their news, sharing their happiness, needing consoling, etc. It's a very important time of day to have a parent home!

My friends kids do that and are fine, and after school care is not much different than daycare, so would you feel leery with them in an all day daycare.

I say go with what your gut is telling you, either way it is not forever, if things don't go well you can always change it.

I would go for it, but make sure when your home, you spend alotta time with them, and when your not there, have someone look after them, like a close family friend, preferabbly not a nanny. follow what you think, and good luck!!