I am definitely this woman - 51, newly divorced, two kids in college and one still at home. 20 years out of the workplace. I need a job and an income and it’s really hard to get the opportunities that I would have gotten had I kept a foot in the door. But I do not regret the time I spent home with my kids. I tried working part-time when they were young and I felt I was failing at everything - being a present mother, being successful in my career. I threw myself into volunteer work at their schools and built a community I still consider my lifeline (and second families for my kids). It’s really hard to restart now and often very demoralizing. But I won’t ever get that time back with my kids and it’s not too late for me to have a career now. I respect every woman for the difficult decision she has to make to find a work/family balance - but for me, I have zero regrets.