Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:That is a very good question.. and believe I have thought many times of that... you know.. "what if he was able to get his papers ., would that change my mind?" ... honestly.. I don't think it would.. because..first , he does not have enough education to be able to get a job that would pay a decent salary, and second... we are so opposite in our personalities.. I know opposites attract, but we are way beyond opposite lol!!.. and I feel I am done with his calm attitude.. none ambitious.. and I honestly don't trust him enough to take care of the bills and stuff. I am the type that is on the ball with everything.. bills paid on time.. things taken care of.. he is not like that.. and I think that bored me.
If he doesn't have the education to get a good paying job, it pretty much makes him working a moot point. It sucks that he was dishonest about his immigration status, but if you knew he didn't have the education for a career, how could you have expected him to provide for you to be a SAHM?
Honestly, if he's being a great SAHD, it seems like he's making the most beneficial contribution to the familĂ˝. Do you know how much it costs to put 2 kids in daycare?
Does he take care of other stuff, like errands, housekeeping, etc.?
I am fully aware of the cost of daycare, in this process of decision making.. I have done the necessary investigating needed to be a single mother.. so yes, the answer to that question is yes. The best way to put it, is .. we switched places.. he does what a stay at home mom does and I work and do what a working dad would do.. And yeah.. some women are ok with that.. He doesn't pay bills, or call the landlord if the house has issues, he doesn't call the insurance company if something is wrong. he strictly takes care of house and kids.. I do everything else.. everything is in my name,. and all though for some women that may be amazing.. NOT FOR ME!.. I kind of hoped him to be a leader. and he isn't .. we have literally swtiched places.. he is not a leader.... and that has turned all feelings off for me.. I have tried to motivate him many ways.. he doesn't fluently speak the english language and has been here for 11 years. .. zero ambition.. he just settles for less and I don't.. I like to think ahead.. and plan ahead and get the ball rolling..
While I do sympathize with you, I have to say, if this post was a bit reversed, and OP was the husband complaining that all his wife does is SAHM and do odd jobs for extra money, people would go CRAZY defending SAHMs.