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[quote=Anonymous]Birth to school. Those are the years when kids need full time caregiving.

I am a big believer that if you have a family you have a responsibility to house, feed, clothe and pay for the expenses for them so I am not a fan of parents not working while kids are in school. I think both parents have financial responsibilities to the family they created and I think that some financial independence and stability is important for all adults. On a temporary basis when the parents are full time caregivers, it makes sense.

I also think that both parents should have time with the kids versus the expectation that one person's role is to work long hours and be a wallet / atm to pay for housing, food, clothing, healthcare, vacations, extracurriculars etc at the expense of being able to be an active involved parent. I think both parents should be active involved parents who share the financial and emotional and hands on responsibilities for their children. Doesn't have to be 50/50 but not 0/100.

And one person who gets 6-7 hours off most days to do as they please is in many cases going to be grounds for resentment. [/quote]

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