To working moms: If you DH made enough money, would you still work?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hell no. Can't understand why anyone would want to. But I've had really bad job experiences, so I am probably not representative.

--the job is interesting
--working at your job brings you in contact with people who stimulate you
--you are able to balance having this career and being with your family
--you know that your children are thriving in your child care arrangement and love pursuing your own ambitions
--your job involves helping other people, which brings you satisfaction
--you feel that you are a good role model in the life that you have (don't flame me- feeling like a good role model would be a reason to SAHM for other people)
--a significant interruption would likely prevent you from reentering at the level you want to
--you are in a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity (such as working in the new administration)
--you believe that a two-earner family is just as good an environment for kids as a one-earner family, and like the way that work rounds out your life
--SAHM just doesn't suit your temperament

Lots of good reasons.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hell no. Can't understand why anyone would want to. But I've had really bad job experiences, so I am probably not representative.

--the job is interesting
--working at your job brings you in contact with people who stimulate you
--you are able to balance having this career and being with your family
--you know that your children are thriving in your child care arrangement and love pursuing your own ambitions
--your job involves helping other people, which brings you satisfaction
--you feel that you are a good role model in the life that you have (don't flame me- feeling like a good role model would be a reason to SAHM for other people)
--a significant interruption would likely prevent you from reentering at the level you want to
--you are in a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity (such as working in the new administration)
--you believe that a two-earner family is just as good an environment for kids as a one-earner family, and like the way that work rounds out your life
--SAHM just doesn't suit your temperament

Lots of good reasons.

Yes, yes, yes and yes. What she said.

To the first poster - there is nothing worse (well, okay, there is but you know what I mean) than having a job you don't like. It eats into your life because lets face it, even those of us with shorter schedules like me spend 32 hours at work and 90 minutes a day commuting 4 days a week. Couple that bad job experience with time away from your kid and I get your "hell no."

But like the poster I'm quoting mentioned, having a job you actually DO like and one that lets you balance your work with your family, that is a great thing and a hard thing for many to give up.