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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why not find a job you like better?  Since the pay doesn't seem to matter, you have a lot of choices/flexibility. [/quote]

I think the only jobs I could get if I left my industry (teaching) would be administrative asst. type things. Or data entry. If I wanted to do anything more interesting, I'd have to go back to school but I don't have the money or time for that. [/quote]

Your DH makes $250-$500k/year and you can't afford to go back to school? Part-time? Come on.[/quote]

Well [b]I don't know how supportive he would be[/b]. He really wants me to be a SAHM. But [b]it's fine with him if I stay in teaching.[/b][/quote]

As someone who also thinks it's important for adults to have the skills to support themselves, this attitude in a DH would really, really bother me. Basically, what you're saying is that it's fine with him if you do your thing, as long as it doesn't inconvenience him in any way and you're home to pick up the kids and cook dinner?[/quote]

Well it's a bit more complicated than that. Part of it is that I already had an expensive education which he helped me pay off. Part of it is that if I went back to school, even part time, we'd still need childcare. Our nanny and preschool are expensive. Part of it is that we're saving a lot for our children's educations and (I'm assuming this) his opinion that that goal is more important. Part of it is his belief that I won't find being an admin. asst. any less stressful or more enjoyable than being a teacher. Part of it is his assertion that it will be virtually impossible to find a job teaching college or as a librarian in our area (this part is important because his job obviously takes priority) if I went back for my master's in my subject area or library science (the two things I was considering).

But yes part of it is what you're implying. He's human. I'm sure he wouldn't be happy if things changed and I had less time to spend on the kids/dinner/house etc.[/quote]

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