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The Ending of One Chapter and the Beginning of the Next

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So here I am having completed the 3rd year of my teaching career, and I have decided to step away for at least a year to dedicate more time to Aria and also pursue higher education. If you would have asked me when I was younger what my career goals were, I would have told you that I wanted to be a successful and independent woman that didn't need a man to take care of her.  I actually did not understand woman who chose not to work but stay-at home because in my mind, they were submitting to cultural norms placed on them by men.  I would say that I thought of myself as a feminist in some form, working to be just as good as a man, or better.  I also watched my grandma and mother work, and other strong woman, so working was what I was working towards as a young adult and woman. Success to me meant a good career and money to be able to live the way I wanted not depending on my husband, but working alongside him financially. Fast forward to 2 years ago, when we had Emerie ...