Hello and welcome to the Hive! We are almost alike in that regard. I had a stable job in the Government but when I got married and was raising our kids. My husband and I both knew we had to make a decision that will alter our situation. We are not rich, financial status was a great factor of consideration but something weighs even more my kids. I needed to step up and be a mother, and my Husband needed to step up in providing since that was the only way to make it work. I made the sacrifice of ending a 10 year service to fulfill the greatest role I could ever find. You are not alone, being a mother is everything for me. I would do it all over again for the sake of my Family.