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With the stock options alone I would likely be a

multi-millionaire within a couple of years.

However, it would require a lot of travel

between their field offices.

“How much would I be gone?” I inquired.

“You will only end up being home every

other weekend,” was the reply.

The way he said it, he implied that being

gone from home was a perk of the job. He

seemed to relish traveling and meeting

important people in industry and government.

Though that had some allure to it, the thought

of being away from my family was not

appealing to me, especially since I knew how

critical those years would be for my daughter.

I had chosen a life of teaching so I could

spend time with my children, working in the

garden, raising animals, fishing, camping, doing

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