Great thread Fiona! I'm like you, working part time gives me the space and time I need to nurture my individuality, I just have never been able to explain it as eloquently as you just did.

Don't get me wrong, I love being home with my children and am especially enjoying being on maternity leave and being a SAHM again to DS2 right now. But, experience tells me that when the time comes for me to return to work it will be in the best interests of both myself and my children.

You know what they say - Happy mum = Happy kids.