This might be me depending on who I marry. I’ve always dreamed of getting a PhD and contributing to scientific knowledge, but family is also very important to me. I might graduate, work in research until I have kids, then transition to SAHM. Might go back to study/work after my kids are grown. I want to focus on raising a family, but also want to show my daughters that education is power and they can do anything they put their minds to

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To start a career and then once the kids get older they can fall back and work again, I’m not getting my PhD but I’m in stem and want to be a SAHM to raise my kids and not let others do that for me

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I say this from multiple (5 encounters I’ve had this year alone) that they want their degrees, 2 PhDs and 2 MDs and 1 DMD, just to be SAHM for their current partners. Like I understand the backup plan degree, but still. I don’t know. And I feel it would be rude to ask cause it comes off judgy.

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I don't think people need to use a degree to want one! I really want to come back to college for a bachelor's in mathematics after I pay off the student loans I'm taking out for my current degree, but I don't have any career aspirations in mathematics besides I love learning it. I'm not even really that good at math either, (B average in my math courses), it's just genuinely something I like!

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