For many women choosing whether to work or not to work outside their home is a luxury: They must work to survive. Others face a hard decision.
Perhaps the easiest choice has to do with (36) . One husband said, "Marge and I decided after careful consideration that for her to go back to work at this moment was an (37) we couldn’t afford." With two preschool children, it soon became clear in their figuring that with babysitters, (38) , and increased taxes, rather than having more money, they might (39) end up with less.
Economic factors are usually the first to be (40) , but they are not the most important. The most important aspects of the decision have to do with the (41) needs of each member of the family. It is in this area that husbands and wives find themselves having to face many confusing and (42) feelings.
There are many women who find that homemaking is boring or who feel (43) if they have to stay home with a young child or several children. (44) .
From my own experience, I would like to suggest that sometimes the decision to go back to work is made in too much haste. There are few decisions that I now regret more. (45) . I regret my impatience to get on with my career. (46) .