Half the reason I left my job was to not have to worry about childcare. But it turns out, you still need help (at least until all your kids are in school, I hope!). Sure, you don't have to worry about coordinating nanny schedules with commute times, stress over who will watch your little ones on those random Mondays when preschool is closed, or frantically find backup when your baby wakes up with a fever, but if you want to get anything done or have any time for yourself (see point seven), you need, yup, childcare. And preschool half days barely count. To no SAHM mom's surprise, I'm still figuring this one out.