I think they should be home whenever possible too. That’s why I paid my dues doing medical transcription at a hospital so I could eventually start my own medical transcription service. I only worked outside the home for about 2 yrs before I was able to make my dream a reality, but it still sucked being away from them. Continuing to breastfeed at that time was very difficult but I did it, even without much support from my fellow transcriptionists who were all female!
Good for you!! I took the medical transcription courses at a Community College with the plan of working from home after retiring. I did very well with school, but never pursued it after all. (My favorite things to transcribe were autopsies. LOL!)