If you are a housewife, how much does your spouse make?

[Anonymous]

I only know one woman who doesn’t work and is not a mother. She is the thirty-year old second wife of the co-owner of our firm. She stopped working when she moved in with him and spends her days decorating their new mansion, planning trips and volunteering with a charity. He doesn’t want any more kids so I suppose she will remain a childless homemaker socialite.

[Anonymous]

Right now I am grad student and SAHM... DH makes around 200K.

[Anonymous]

The reason I work is to contribute to society, to be productive, to have a more equal relationship with my husband, to not be financially dependent, to be a good role model for my daughter and sons, to learn new things everyday, to be challenged, to be part of a team, because I have a strong work ethic, because it gives me a life outside my role as a mother and wife. These are just some of the reasons.


What utter BS. You work because you need the money, and you work so if you divorce you have money. That is why any man or woman work. To contribute to society, to be productive?! Why are you lying? What role does it give you? Gee, so much wrong with all this lying. Ask an immigrant woman and she'll tell you that she works to put food on the table.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

The reason I work is to contribute to society, to be productive, to have a more equal relationship with my husband, to not be financially dependent, to be a good role model for my daughter and sons, to learn new things everyday, to be challenged, to be part of a team, because I have a strong work ethic, because it gives me a life outside my role as a mother and wife. These are just some of the reasons.

What utter BS. You work because you need the money, and you work so if you divorce you have money. That is why any man or woman work. To contribute to society, to be productive?! Why are you lying? What role does it give you? Gee, so much wrong with all this lying. Ask an immigrant woman and she'll tell you that she works to put food on the table.

Not everyone is lazy. Truly many of us do want to contribute to society and work with adults

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

The reason I work is to contribute to society, to be productive, to have a more equal relationship with my husband, to not be financially dependent, to be a good role model for my daughter and sons, to learn new things everyday, to be challenged, to be part of a team, because I have a strong work ethic, because it gives me a life outside my role as a mother and wife. These are just some of the reasons.

What utter BS. You work because you need the money, and you work so if you divorce you have money. That is why any man or woman work. To contribute to society, to be productive?! Why are you lying? What role does it give you? Gee, so much wrong with all this lying. Ask an immigrant woman and she'll tell you that she works to put food on the table.

Not everyone is lazy. Truly many of us do want to contribute to society and work with adults

LOL, work with adults? Try raising your children without outsourcing the smallest things.

[Anonymous]

180k, SAHM with 3 young children.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: I never hear SAHMs tell WOHMs to quit work and be home, but I always hear WOHMs tell SAHMs that they should work outside the home for pay. I find that misery loves company and WOHMs are just so jealous of the luxe lifestyle of DCUM SAHMs.

+1 I am a SAHM whose husband makes over 1 M annually. One of my best friends is a WOHM trying to make partner. I always listen to her regarding her career and give her encouragement. But every time I tell her something that could be bothering me she insinuates it’s because I don’t have a job. The last time I mentioned the ideal for my daughters would be high paying jobs with flexibility she said I had offended her, but I never say anything when she basically tells me that a job would solve all my problems.

She’s not really your friend. I have friends who are WOHMs and they never say these things.

+1 she sounds toxic and bitter

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Right now I am grad student and SAHM... DH makes around 200K.

I assume you plan on working once you finish your grad degree, though, right?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I was recently on another forum (baby forum) and was shocked as most women ther SAHM on 50-70k a year. It’s like Two different worlds with DCUM.

Babycenter? That site skews much younger (20 something moms) and much more small-town and conservative.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

The reason I work is to contribute to society, to be productive, to have a more equal relationship with my husband, to not be financially dependent, to be a good role model for my daughter and sons, to learn new things everyday, to be challenged, to be part of a team, because I have a strong work ethic, because it gives me a life outside my role as a mother and wife. These are just some of the reasons.

What utter BS. You work because you need the money, and you work so if you divorce you have money. That is why any man or woman work. To contribute to society, to be productive?! Why are you lying? What role does it give you? Gee, so much wrong with all this lying. Ask an immigrant woman and she'll tell you that she works to put food on the table.

Not everyone is lazy. Truly many of us do want to contribute to society and work with adults Which can be done without a paying job

[Anonymous]

I’m honestly too busy to be employed. I feel like I’m doing important work that makes a positive difference and I’m not trading that for anything.