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[quote=Anonymous]Everything I'd love to do- I imagine...bubble baths, long workouts, ladies lunches, pedicures and shopping.  Ha!  One day of grocery, Costco, drycleaner pickup and 4 glorious days of relaxation.

On a serious note- my take is there are certain DHs that buy into the whole 'wife at home full-time when kids are in school' reflects on me as big, bad breadwinner and the other DHs that will never be able to get over the thought that wifey isn't pulling her financial weight while everyone else is out at school/work all day.  If you are X and married Y--there is going to be latent resentment.  My DH had a single mom that worked two jobs and a bunch of very liberal 70s Aunts with PhDs that were total feminisists.  He couldn't imagine being married to a woman that never works or no ambition outside of the home.  Fortunately, he married a martyr with parents that taught her to always have some form of income because you never know what a future spouse is capable of.  I daydream about being like some of my friends that seriously lead the life I described above, but I know my innate personality could never not earn some source of income.  I've been working some type of job since I was babysitting at 10.  I also know that the reason my current relationship works is that we don't resent one another.  I may have a more flexible job but I make up with by pulling a little more weight on the home front.[/quote]

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