re: Wife quit her professional medical job when we decided to have a kid

The highest income earner in our household got to go to work. The other got to stay at home. With the first kid, I was making better money so she stayed at home. By the time our second kid came around, my wife's part time startup business turned into a full time business. She was making more than I was so I stayed at home. Youngest just turned 16 and now I'm reentering the workforce and going back to school.

It'll be nice to have the two incomes again. We look forward to downsizing and looking for a lake house.