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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m in a similar position.  DH makes less money (about $600k), but we live in a lower COL city.  We have four kids and no family nearby.

Whenever I talk to my husband about going back to work, I feel like Cinderella in the scene when she asks her stepmother if she can go to the ball and her stepmother is like:
“Well, I see no reason why you can't go, if you get all your work done. And if you can find something suitable to wear. Of course … I said 'If."

My husband is like, “Of course you should go back to work, if you can find someone to watch the children and if you can still get dinner on the table every night, and if you can find a job that will offer you vacation when I have it…”[/quote]
This a DH issue, not a logistics issue. I fully acknowledge that a lot of DHs have this issue (including mine, though less extreme)...but it's important to frame things accurately. No amount of outsourcing can make up for a partner who won't lift a finger. [/quote]

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